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** "Connie" is Irish for "strong-willed", "wise", or "hero". With CharacterDevelopment she becomes more confident and willing to call out others for their mistakes ("strong-willed"); a BrainyBrunette ChildProdigy who shows [[WiseBeyondHerYears a surprising amount of maturity for someone her age]] ("wise"); gradually becomes a KidHero who helps protect Earth ("hero").
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* MoralityPet: To the [[NobleBigot Crystal Gems]], [[GoodIsNotNice especially Pearl]]. She is probably the ''first'' human they treat with respect and as a friend.
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* MoralityPet: To the [[NobleBigot Crystal Gems]], especially [[GoodIsNotNice especially Pearl]]. She is probably the ''first'' human they treat with respect and as a friend.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Connie has a small cameo in "Rocknaldo", but is the catalyst for Steven calling out Ronaldo for his egotism as well as being indirectly responsible for the latter's CharacterDevelopment.
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* BeyondTheImpossible: It was considered impossible for a Gem and human to fuse. Connie with Steven are able to do so because of the latter is also half-human.
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* Romance Genre Heroines: [[IronLady The Boss]] (TheLeader of the Crystal Temps), [[HotLibrarian The Librarian]] (a very smart and mature young girl with a FriendlessBackground), and [[LadyOfWar The Crusader]] (trained to be Steven's knight, and later, a protector of Earth).
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* Romance Genre Heroines: RomanceGenreHeroines: [[IronLady The Boss]] (TheLeader of the Crystal Temps), [[HotLibrarian The Librarian]] (a very smart and mature young girl with a FriendlessBackground), and [[LadyOfWar The Crusader]] (trained to be Steven's knight, and later, a protector of Earth).
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* NiceHat: In the first title sequence she wears a sunhat.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Downplayed, non-romantic example. She admits that she's envious of Steven's danger-filled, magical life. However, she becomes more and more entangled into Steven's world and even an HonoraryTrueCompanion of the Crystal Gems.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Downplayed, non-romantic example. She admits that she's envious of Steven's danger-filled, magical life. However, she becomes more and more entangled into Steven's world and even an HonoraryTrueCompanion of the Crystal Gems.
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* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Averted with Steven. He mentions in "Bubble Buddies" that he remembered from last year's Beach City parade float after she dropped her glowing bracelet. He found and wanted to return it to her but she long gone. And after he mentioned their indirect meeting, Connie also remembers ''him'' on being on one of the parade floats...with ''soap bubbles'' in his hair.
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* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Averted with Steven. He mentions in "Bubble Buddies" that he remembered from last year's Beach City parade float after she dropped her glowing bracelet. He found and wanted to return it to her but she was long gone. And after he mentioned their indirect meeting, Connie also remembers ''him'' on being on one of the parade floats...with ''soap bubbles'' in his hair.
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* {{Cosplay}}: Dresses up as Lisa in "Open Book".
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* {{Cosplay}}: Dresses up as Lisa in "Open Book".
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Crystal Temps. While Lapis and Peridot aren't exactly evil, they're both immature, rude jerks who tend to not to think about what they're actions can do to those around them. Connie not only acts as this, but also as the group's [[TheHeart moral center]], OnlySaneWoman, and [[TheLeader unofficial leader]].
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Crystal Temps. While Lapis and Peridot aren't exactly evil, they're they both immature, rude jerks who tend to not to think about what they're actions can do to those around them. be astoundingly insensitive. Connie not only acts as this, the "token good", but also as the group's [[TheHeart moral center]], OnlySaneWoman, and [[TheLeader unofficial leader]].
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* KidHasAPoint: Lying to her parents notwithstanding, Connie was right on their controlling nature was doing more than good to her
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* EternalLove: Played with. It's never brought up in canon specifically (it was briefly alluded to in "Steven's birthday"), but this is one of the descriptions the creator of the show describes their relationship.
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-->'''Rebecca Sugar:''' It's that eternal love that can withstand anything.
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* Romance Genre Heroines: [[IronLady The Boss]] (TheLeader of the Crystal Temps), [[HotLibrarian The Librarian]] (a very smart and mature young girl with a FriendlessBackground), and [[LadyOfWar The Crusader]] (trained to be Steven's knight, and later, a protector of Earth).
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* OneHandedZweihander: While Connie sometimes wields Rose's 8-foot sword with both her hands, she is capable of easily holding it with only one.
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* PrimaryColorChampion: Downplayed. The only time she wears anything red and blue is during her sword training with Pearl, with consists of a dark blue Kalaripayattu outfit with a red cumber-band on her waist.
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* FatalFlaw: Insecurity. Connie is insecure about her place in Steven's supposed magical destiny and honestly doesn't see why he would want someone as mundane as her in his life. This comes to a head in "Sworn to the Sword" when the insecure Pearl projected her own feelings of insecurities onto Connie, teaching to not care about herself in order to protect the "more important" Steven, thus worsening her already low self-esteem. CharacterDevelopment helps erase this bit by bit.
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* FatalFlaw: Insecurity. Connie is insecure about her place in Steven's supposed magical destiny and honestly doesn't see why he would want someone as mundane as her she in his life. This comes to a head in "Sworn to the Sword" when the insecure Pearl projected her own feelings of insecurities onto Connie, teaching to not care about herself in order to protect the "more important" Steven, thus worsening her already low self-esteem. CharacterDevelopment helps erase this bit by bit.
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* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Almost said word-for-word in "Lion 2: The Movie". After Lion takes her and Steven to Rose's armory, Connie expresses doubts that she deserves to be there. And before that, she questioned why Steven, who has such a magic-filled life, would want to be with someone as normal as her.
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* ActionGirl: There were a couple instances in Season 1 (fighting the training robot and rescuing Steven from Lapis' tower), but she takes a major spike in badass after beginning to learn sword fighting from Pearl early in Season 2.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Ever since she met the Crystal Gems, Connie has wanted to go on their magical adventures with them, getting involved in the action. She gets her wish in "Crack The Whip" but is, [[RealityEnsues understandably]], frozen in shock when she sees a Corrupted Gem for the first time.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Ever since she met the Crystal Gems, Connie has wanted to go on their magical adventures with them, getting involved in the action. She gets her wish in "Crack The Whip" "Gem Hunt," but is, [[RealityEnsues understandably]], frozen in shock when she sees a Corrupted Gem for the first time.
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* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Downplayed. Connie's main fighting style is swordsmanship, but "Mindful Education" shows that she some teaching in hand-to-hand combat.
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* MaleMightFemaleFinesse: Connie's strengths lies in her practiced sword technique, fast attacks, and quick thinking; and while Steven's skills have become more refined, his powers consists of super-strength, super durability, and heavy hits with his shield.
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* PointlessBandAid: {{Inverted}}. Connie wears a band-aid during her sword training in "Sworn to the Sword", but it's ''useful'' given the strict and disciplined sword training Pearl was giving her.
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* TranquilFury: Discussed. When she and Steven are fuming over meeting Kevin again in "beach City Drift" she stated that she was "thinking mad" in contrasts to Steven's openly emotional display of anger at the teen.
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* {{BFS}}: The second opening shows her with Rose's sword, which is a normal-sized sword... For the 8-ft tall StatuesqueStunner Rose Quartz. She finally uses it in "Nightmare Hospital".
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* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Zigzagged. Connie only admires breaking rules that are ''oppressive'' ones, she doesn't have a problem for fair and sensible laws.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Grace Rolek
->''"I want to be a part of your universe."''
Steven's supportive, good-natured best friend. Due to her father's work as a security guard, she traveled around frequently with her family, until they moved to a town near Beach City. As a result, Connie didn't have any friends until she met Steven at a local parade, a year prior to the series. Steven saved her glow bracelet before even meeting her officially. Their real introduction comes in "Bubble Buddies", when he protects her from falling rocks, accidentally leaving them in a shield bubble. After their adventure, the two become inseparable good friends. While she's not always around to participate in Steven's life with the Crystal Gems, she does so with enthusiasm when the opportunity arises.
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* ActionGirl: There were a couple instances in Season 1 (fighting the training robot and rescuing Steven from Lapis' tower), but she takes a major spike in badass after beginning to learn sword fighting from Pearl early in Season 2.
* ActionGirlfriend: {{Downplayed}}. While Connie trains to be a knight under Pearl, she and Steven aren't a couple, but do have a mutual affection for one another.
* AdjustingYourGlasses: When she had glasses, Connie would occasionally adjust them.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Connie is very mature for her age, knowing some things that most adults don't know of.
* {{Adorkable}}: Connie is often shy and doubting of herself, but after meeting Steven, she shows a much more vibrant and energetic side around him. She discusses her favorite books with glee and shows an absolutely ''adorable'' eagerness to join Steven in his adventures.
* AdrenalineMakeover: In the 1st and 2nd Season intros, at least. In the first season, when she was a bit more shy and awkward, she was shown with a dress and big floppy hat, carrying A Wrinkle in Time. In the revised second season intro, starting with "Sworn to the Sword" (in which Pearl starts training her in swordfighting), she's wearing shorts, a sleeveless top, no hat, and the book is replaced with Rose's sword.
* AffectionateNickname:
** "Miss Knight" from Steven.
** "Swashbuckling Swashbuckler" from her dad.
* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Downplayed. Connie's main fighting style is swordsmanship, but "Mindful Education" shows that she some teaching in hand-to-hand combat.
* AmbiguousDisorder: In "Alone Together", she shows signs of possibly having social anxiety -- fear of being judged in public, worrying about embarrassing herself, fear that others will notice she's anxious, and the PerformanceAnxiety under her section that contributed to Stevonnie defusing.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Averted unlike the some of the other characters who play it straight (like Lars and Jamie). WordOfGod has stated that she's Indian, even though there may have been some speculation from her debut in "Bubble Buddies", until the "Fusion Cuisine" episode, where her last name was revealed to be Maheswaran.
* TheApprentice: Connie becomes Pearl's swordfighting apprentice in the second season. This turns out to be a problem (see below), and Steven is able to talk her down to just being Pearl's ''student'' by the end of the episode.
* AscendedFangirl: Started off as a fan of high fantasy who idolized the Gems, then becomes one of their closest allies and fights alongside them.
* AsianAndNerdy: Connie is Indian-American and "Buddy's Book" shows both Connie's studiousness and independence in that she originally goes to the library with Steven to study and prepare for the upcoming school year, only to instantly halt her studies when Steven shows her Buddy's journal.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Her last name means ''"Lord of the Universe"''. It's also one of the titles for the god Shiva.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: {{Inverted}}. While Connie is the youngest member of the Crystal Temps (besides Pumpkin), she's also arguably the most mature and rational.
* BackToBackBadasses: With Steven when they’re not Fused as Stevonnie. They briefly take on Pearl in “Sworn to the Sword”, both take out two Gem Mutants together in “Nightmare Hospital”, and fend off two corrupted Jaspers in "Gem Hunt".
* BadassAdorable: Connie is a [[{{Adorkable}} dorky]], [[CuteBookworm book-loving]] child around Steven's age. She also has proved to be quite badass when the situation calls for it.
* BadassBookworm:
** Lends her tennis skills to help Steven wield a giant sword in "Lion 2: The Movie"; and not only charges into battle against Lapis Lazuli in "Ocean Gem," but afterwards saves Steven from a mile high fall by teleporting up to grab him on Lion's back.
** In "Open Book," her first reaction to seeing Steven harassed by the Connie doppelgänger generated by Rose's room is to start fighting it with her sword.
** Proves to be quite the capable swordswoman, in a relative short amount of time, after learning how to fight from Pearl.
*** From the same episode as above, Connie also shows herself to be an impressive musician, with considerable skill at both the violin and singing. She can even do said tasks at the same time, which takes quite a bit of practice to get right. Then she uses the bow to fend off some seagulls before they eat her and Steven's lunches.
* BadassNormal: She's a normal person, but is still willing to jump into the fray to help Steven.
* BattleCouple: The Sword to Steven's Shield.
-->'''Steven:''' We're a team! She's the strawberry...
-->'''Connie:''' ...and he's the biscuit!
-->'''Steven:''' And that makes us... Jam! \\
'''Connie:''' Buds!
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Connie's friendship with Steven began because he said they could be friends after Connie's emotional breakdown in "Bubble Buddies" from being stuck in the titular bubble and the thought of dying in it without anyone but her parents even noticing.
* BerserkButton: Don't act like a [[ManChild overgrown kid]] during an important mission around Connie. She'll give you the [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chewing out of your life]]. Just ask Lapis and Peridot.
* BestFriend: She is not only Steven's ImpliedLoveInterest, but also his best friend as he clearly states in "Onion Gang".
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Connie is usually a polite, reserved, and friendly person. However, she is strong enough (and later skilled enough) to wield a {{BFS}} and can become ''significantly'' angered when she loses her temper, just ask her mother in "Nightmare Hospital", or Peridot and Lapis in "The New Crystal Gems".
* BewareTheQuietOnes: While she's reserved and quiet in contrast to [[{{Keet}} Steven]] that doesn't mean she's any less skilled than he is.
* BeYourself: Tells Peridot and Lapis this at the end of "The New Crystal Gems".
-->'''Connie''': It's impossible trying to solve problems if we are just trying to copy other people. What's the point of this? We'll never be the Crystal Gems. We are just the Crystal Temps. But we have our own way of doing things. So let's go back to that to fix this mess we made.
* {{BFS}}: The second opening shows her with Rose's sword, which is a normal-sized sword... For the 8-ft tall StatuesqueStunner Rose Quartz. She finally uses it in "Nightmare Hospital".
* BigOlEyebrows: Very similar to Steven's.
* BigShutUp: Gives an exasperated "WILL YOU TWO CAN IT?!" to Lapis and Peridot after getting fed up with their attempts at playing the roles of Amethyst and Garnet instead of being themselves.
* BigYes: Connie shouts this after revealing her eyesight was fixed.
-->'''Dr. Maheswaran:''' What, your eyesight just "magically" got better?\\
'''Connie:''' YES!
* BirdsOfAFeather: A platonic example with Pearl - intelligent, attention to detail and a tendency to be overly hard on themselves in the face of perceived failure.
* BladeAcrossTheShoulder: The second opening shows her carrying Rose's sword this way.
* BlindWithoutEm: She cannot see well without her glasses and when Steven tries them on it's clear that they're quite strong. At least until "An Indirect Kiss" where getting an IndirectKiss from Steven through sharing his juice, Steven's healing spit cured her eyesight.
* BloodKnight: While she's fairly reserved, Connie has a ''love'' for battle and adventures.
* BlueAndOrangeContrast: In "Mindful Education", Connie's vision of her problem is tinted blue, and later, Steven's shameful thoughts are tinted orange.
* BlueIsHeroic: Many of Connie's outfits consist of blue and she's a KidHero.
* BluntYes: Combined with a BigYes in "Nightmare Hospital", when Connie reveals to her mother that her glasses no longer have lenses because her vision has been restored (by Steven, in "An Indirect Kiss"). See the BigYes section for the dialogue.
* BodyguardCrush: She is training to be Steven's protector and has a crush on him.
* BodyguardingABadass: Connie is training to be Steven's knight. And while Connie is definitely skilled in swordsmanship, Steven has an array of magical powers, superhuman strength, and much more.
* BoisterousBruiser: Contrasting with her normally studious and cool-headed behavior, she tends to be loud and energetic in fights.
* BollywoodNerd: [[DownplayedTrope She's not as stereotypical as most examples]], but she is still nerdy.
* {{Bookworm}}: In both the opening sequence and her debut episode, Connie is seen in the company of a book. She even got Steven into being one as well.
* BoringButPractical:
** When she and Steven are stuck inside his magical bubble, she reasons that they should probably stay and wait for the Crystal Gems to come and help them. While it wasn't done, it would've been a better plan.
** Still stuck inside Steven's bubble, the duo ask for some help from Onion to use a harpoon gun to set them free. Steven draws a complicated picture, Connie just writes the word "HARPOON". Onion was able to understand the latter.
** When she has to work with Lapis and Peridot in "The New Crystal Gems", Connie makes the wise decision that the trio should stop trying to be like the original Crystal Gems and handle things their way.
* BraidsOfAction: Downplayed. While Connie wears her hair braided (her hairstyle is a braid typically worn by female Kalaripayattu practitioners) and engages in action from time to time, she only styles her hair in a braid during her sword training with Pearl.
* BrainyBrunette: She has dark, brown hair. She is also one of the most sensible characters in the series and a ChildProdigy.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Downplayed with Steven -- While he still remains ThePollyanna NiceGuy who is open about his emotions, he has a habit of not talking about the fear he feels of what could happen if he doesn't become what the Crystal Gems expect him to be or [[spoiler:the intense guilt he feels over not successfully helping Bismuth, Jasper, or Eyeball.]] At both times Connie has been the one he opens up to about said feelings and trauma, while she provides him with needed emotional support.
* BrutalHonesty: When it doesn't involve lying to her parents about her secret life (which was resolved in "Nightmare Hospital"), Connie prefers to get to the point whenever possible.
* ButIReadABookAboutIt: Averted, the knowledge she gained from reading a survival help book proves entirely useful in "Gem Hunt".
* CallingTheOldWomanOut: Gives her mom an ''epic'' calling out at the climax of "Nightmare Hospital," right in the middle of being attacked by gem mutants.
* {{Catchphrase}}:
** "Be prepared".
** "That's the rules" and variations thereof.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** Starting out shy and nervous around others at the beginning of the series, Connie slowly grows to become more independent and self-confident, standing up to others and participating in Steven's Gem life when she can. "Mindful Education" further highlights her growth and confidence when she tells Steven how she instinctively attacked a schoolmate who bumped into her, and later how she apologized to him, made friends with him and took a selfie with him, something the Connie in the beginning of the series would have never done.
** Subtle, but the way Connie manages her anxiety has improved. Before, her anxiety would consume her until she finally couldn't handle it (i.e., "Alone Together", "Mindful Education", etc). But after the latter episode, Connie learns it's better to express her fears instead of holding them in.
** Connie's relationship with her parents has significantly improved. In the beginning, Connie would lie to her parents out of fear that they would forbid her from being friends with Steven. After the events of "Nightmare Hospital", Priyanka promises to become more open-minded as long as Connie would stop the lying.
** [[RealityEnsues As to be expected]], when Connie went on her first Gem mission in "Gem Hunt" she froze up when dealing with a Corrupted Gem because up until then she always Steven as a partner and only dealt with Pearl's clones or mindless force-fused Gems. She gets better at reacting appropriately in "I Am My Mom" when she fights off [[spoiler:Topaz and Topaz, especially when Steven becomes distracted.]]
* CharacterTics: Tends to put her hands on her head when feeling stressed.
* ChekhovsGunman: Had a prominent appearance in the first opening, but doesn't appear until the sixth episode, "Bubble Buddies".
* ChildProdigy: Connie is very intelligent for her age, knowing a lot about boats, reading a variety of books (she enjoys reading fantasy novels like ''The Spirit Morph Saga'' and ''Literature/AWrinkleInTime'', but also non-fiction books for fact), having proficiency in tennis, violin playing, and sword fighting (the latter of which even Pearl, a master swordsman, was impressed with how quickly she picked it up), having an extensive vocabulary, and even managing to find loopholes in her parents' many rules. In "Gem Hunt", she is shown to be prepared and intelligent when it comes to surviving in the wilderness, thanks to reading a book about the subject.
* ChildSoldier: Was on her way to becoming something like the bodyguard version of this for Steven while training with Pearl in "Sworn To The Sword". Thankfully Steven snaps her out of it.
* TheChosenWannabe: Connie envies Steven's supposed "magical destiny" and wants to have one of her own, as seen with her interest in fantasy stories like "The Spirit Morph Saga".
* ClarkKenting: Quips "Time to assume my secret identity" as she puts on the empty frames for the glasses she hasn't used since her eyes were healed.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Connie's main hindrance is her lack of self confidence.
* CloudCuckooLandersMinder: To Steven, especially in the early seasons. She would often object to some of crazy ill-thought out ideas.
* ColorMotifs: The majority of the clothing she wears is blue or green, and WordOfGod mentions that if Connie were a Gem, she'd be a teal one.
* TheConfidant: To Steven. While he is generally open about his feelings, Connie is the one he's the most honest with about his doubts, insecurities, and fears.
* ConsummateLiar: If "Nightmare Hospital" is any indication, Connie is pretty good at lying under pressure.
* ConversationalTroping: Goes into a rant about consumerist mass-market appeal, ClicheStorm fantasy tropes, ExecutiveMeddling, and invokes FixFic and FanonDiscontinuity in regards to the Spirit Morph Saga.
* CooldownHug: Gave this to Steven in "Full Disclosure" and "Mindful Education" when he was going through an emotionally stressful situation.
* CoolSword: Connie wields Rose's Sword in combat and uses one of Pearl's during training.
* CrazyPrepared: Whether it is sneaking snacks into a movie theater, getting a head start on her schoolwork, or even being a CrazySurvivalist, Connie will most likely be prepared for it.
* CrazySurvivalist: Connie is shown to have very impressive survival skills in "Gem Hunt", thanks to reading a book 20 times all about it. Thanks to her book, she has adapted these skills and because of this, she was perfectly able to locate a spot to hide from the Gem Monsters, and she was able to make a very healthy, vitamin C-rich tea out of pine needles.
* {{Cosplay}}: Dresses up as Lisa in "Open Book".
* CulturedBadass: Connie loves to read (see GeniusBookClub), one of her other hobbies is playing tennis, and she can play the violin.
* CultureEqualsCostume: During her sword training with Pearl, Connie's outfit and fighting style were inspired by Kalaripayattu.
* CuteAndPsycho: Not Connie herself, but her cloud construct definitely is.
* CuteBookworm: She's adorable, shy, self-doubting, and commonly seen in the company of a book. Somewhat subverted, however, in regards to her friendship with Steven; she's comfortable enough around him to let a much more excitable side show.
* CuteBruiser: She's a shy, dorky, and cute kid who can also easily wield a {{BFS}}.
* TheCutie: Connie is a shy, dorky, polite, and adorable young girl.
* DaddysGirl: Doug has shown to be very protective of his daughter, and they have a good relationship by the time of "Doug Out".
* DarkAndTroubledPast: She virtually has no friends because of her parents constantly moving around and wasn't allowed to enjoy life because her parents deemed "safety" more important, both of them unintentionally becoming AbusiveParents to her. She also gained many insecurities that makes her think she has a "boring" life.
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** "Sworn to the Sword" focuses on her learning swordsmanship from Pearl, along with a few other less healthy ideas.
** "Nightmare Hospital" has her share the spotlight with her mother and their relationship.
** And while "The New Crystal Gems" is this for Connie, Lapis, and Peridot, she's the viewpoint character and protagonist of the episode.
* DeadpanSnarker: Rare, but she has her moments of being deadpan, such as when she jokes about cutting off Steven's hand in "Lion 2: The Movie" and in that same instance quickly understands that by poking/tickling Steven she could provoke a reaction from Rose's Secret Armory.
* DeclarationOfProtection: DeconReconSwitch. In "Sworn to the Sword", while she is being taught swordsmanship by Pearl, the older Gem also decided to have Connie believe that in order to protect Steven more efficiently, she would have to think she was nothing in comparison to him and suicidally protect him without regards to her own equally precious life. However, by the end, Steven manages to convince Connie (and Pearl) that they should protect each other as ''partners'' and ''not'' like a "master/servant" type of relationship.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: For the most part, if an episode has Connie in it, she'll play secondary protagonist to Steven.
* DontTellMama: And Papa. When she's introduced into Steven's magical world/adventures, Connie is adamant of not telling her parents in fear that their reaction would be to separate her and Steven. This is deconstructed because lying to them only worsens their already strained relationship.
* DontThinkFeel: Receives this advice from Amethyst. She's so concerned about technique and practice she freezes up when it came time to fight a corrupted Jasper. Instead of worrying about something she can never be ready for, she should instead take the initiative.
* DorkKnight: A knight to Steven, shown to excel at swordfighting, and doesn't hide her admiration of the Crystal Gems.
* DyingAlone: When she entered a HeroicBSOD in "Bubble Buddies", she wasn't worried about her actual death, she was more scared about dying without making any other friends or having anyone else besides her parents care about her dying.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She has a prominent appearance in the first opening song when she would not be introduced in the show proper until "Bubble Buddies".
* ElegantClassicalMusician: She can play the violin extremely well and mentioned that it was one of the few things she enjoyed in her life before she was introduced into Steven's magical world.
* EnmityWithAnObject: Connie hates an abacus her parents use to calculate how long she's grounded.
* EveryoneHasStandards: While she may have ''hated'' the ending to "Spirit Morph Saga", she wasn't going to let it come between her friendship with Steven, who ''did'' like it.
* ExtremeDoormat: Due to her parents' strict nature, she is fearful of ever upsetting them if she does something she ''thinks'' they won't approve of.
* EyepatchOfPower: Invoked. In her {{cosplay}} of Lisa from the ''Spirit Morph Saga'' series, Connie's outfits consists of an eyepatch over her right eye.
* FacialProfiling: Before it was [[http://web.archive.org/web/20160413071657/https:/twitter.com/mcburnett/status/571730898460278784 confirmed]] that she was of Indian heritage, Connie was speculated long before of being Indian due to her dark skin and prominent nose.
* {{Fangirl}}: She loves the ''[[ShowWithinAShow Spirit Morph Saga]]'', although she didn't like the ending. To a lesser extent, ''Under the Knife''.
* FatalFlaw: Insecurity. Connie is insecure about her place in Steven's supposed magical destiny and honestly doesn't see why he would want someone as mundane as her in his life. This comes to a head in "Sworn to the Sword" when the insecure Pearl projected her own feelings of insecurities onto Connie, teaching to not care about herself in order to protect the "more important" Steven, thus worsening her already low self-esteem. CharacterDevelopment helps erase this bit by bit.
* FatAndSkinny: The slim and lean Skinny to Steven's round and chubby Fat.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Steven -- As one of the people around Steven's age and his closest friend, she functions as one to him (also doubling as TheLancer). In contrast to Steven's control-free, magical-filled upbringing, Connie grew up in a ''very'' restrictive household and had a normal life. In terms of personality - Steven is [[{{Keet}} energetic]], [[BadLiar not good at lying]], [[ActualPacifist nonviolent in every way]], and has a [[ThePollyanna healthy amount of confidence]]; Connie has proven to be an efficient ConsummateLiar, is usually mellow in comparison to Steven, likes action and adventure more than Steven, and (initially) [[HeroicSelfDeprecation has low self-confidence.]]
** To Peedee -- They are both mature for their age and have proven to be slightly more cynical in regards to Steven's endless optimism. Peedee is more cynical, while Connie is realistic (not entirely overly optimistic, not completely cynical).
** To Pearl -- Both are the {{Insecure Love Interest}}s to someone who is a Quartz Gem (Pearl with Rose, Connie with Steven), with said relationships starting because the Quartz Gem [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe showed some form of kindness to them]]. Other similarities include a DarkAndTroubledPast with control playing a factor in it (Pearl's "role" in Homeworld, Connie having overly restrictive parents), having a [[IJustWantToBeSpecial desire to be special]], being knights to the Quartz Gem, skilled in swordsmanship, {{Badass Bookworm}}s/{{Cultured Badass}}es, [[CharacterDevelopment they learn to develop more confidence over time]]. However, while Pearl hides her insecurities with arrogance, Connie is more open about them. And while Pearl thought of Rose as a goddess-like figure and is only coming to terms that Rose wasn't perfect, Connie is aware of Steven's positive and negative qualities right from the start. And on a more subtle note, Pearl teaches Steven about Gem culture but Connie introduces him to human culture.
** To Greg -- Both are the [[TokenHuman human allies of the Crystal Gems]], have an InterspeciesRomance with one of them (Greg with Rose, Connie with Steven), and are insecure about the place they have in a magical world. However, while Greg prefers to not get involved in magic Gem business (unless if the situation calls for it), Connie [[JumpedAtTheCall jumped at the chance]] to go on magical adventures. Also, while the Crystal Gems took a ''long'' time to come to respect and actually be nice to Greg (especially Pearl), it didn't take as long with Connie (Pearl was even happy to be her teacher).
** To Ronaldo -- Both are humans who have [[IJustWantToBeSpecial a desire to be special]] and an interest in the abnormal (Connie with high fantasy/magic, Ronaldo with the paranormal activity). While Ronaldo ''actively'' seeks out a chance to be part of the magical world, he never really gets directly involved in the source (i.e., the Crystal Gems) while Connie never did seek it out, but the magical world opened up to her.
** To Lapis -- Both were lonely beings with a [[IJustWantToBeFree desire towards freedom]] with a blue color motif (Connie's being specifically teal) and were able to get better thanks to Steven's [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe kindness]] and [[LivingEmotionalCrutch emotional support]]. However, while Connie is a generally cheerful and friendly human who admires the Crystal Gems, Lapis is usually a grumpy and sour Gem who is aloof towards the same group.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Averted with Steven. He mentions in "Bubble Buddies" that he remembered from last year's Beach City parade float after she dropped her glowing bracelet. He found and wanted to return it to her but she long gone. And after he mentioned their indirect meeting, Connie also remembers ''him'' on being on one of the parade floats...with ''soap bubbles'' in his hair.
* FreeRangeChildren: Deconstructed -- the only reason Connie is able to go on dangerous missions with Steven and the Crystal Gems because she ''lies'' about where she's going because of her fear of them forbidding her from hanging out with Steven if they found out. This comes ahead in "Nightmare Hospital" when both she and her mother discuss their own faults in the relationship (Priyanka and Doug's overly strict attitude and Connie's lying). After the events of the episode, this is reconstructed -- Connie is allowed to on missions as long she keeps her parents inform of her whereabouts and no more lies.
* FreudianTrio: Of the Crystal Temps, she is the rational and mature Ego to Peridot's overly logical Superego an Lapis's emotional Id.
* FriendlessBackground: She never had a single friend before she met Steven. It's implied that it's due to her family moving around a lot, but her shyness may have been a factor as well.
* FusionDance: Connie is apparently the first human ever to fuse with a Gem; Steven is half-human/half-Gem, so this may have something to do with it.
* GamerChick: Connie might be a gamer, as seen in the short Video Chat, her laptop has ''Colonization V'', a spoof of the real-life video game ''Civilization V'' (the real ''Colonization'' has no sequels). She also has ''Empires & Eras II'' and ''Conqueror Kings II'' which are spoofs of ''Age of Empires II'' and ''Crusader Kings II'', respectively. She also has ''Grid'', a spoof of the popular gaming platform ''Steam''.
* GeniusBookClub: She has a copy of ''Literature/AWrinkleInTime'' in the opening and ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'' in her first appearance.
* GenkiGirl: {{Downplayed}}. She's still quite reserved, but can be very enthusiastic about going on adventures.
* GenreSavvy: Being a fantasy geek herself, Connie's clearly aware that Steven, not her, is the main character of the story. Deconstructed, in that it caused her to develop an inferiority complex, which in turn led her to embrace Pearl's ideas about sacrificing her life for Steven, but Steven defies this trope and insists that Connie fight as his equal. On a lighter note, she demonstrates an expansive understanding of young adult novel tropes.
* GentleTouchVsFirmHand: The brutally honest, no-nonsense Firm Hand to Steven's emotional healing Gentle Touch.
* TheGlassesComeOff: A unique example. Connie's eyes were improved by Steven's healing spit and only puts them on to not make her parents suspicious, but takes them off during her adventures with Steven.
* GlorySeeker: Wants to something extraordinary in her perceived uninteresting life.
* GogglesDoNothing: Her wearing glasses became moot after Steven unintentionally healed her sight. She only wore to keep her parents from suspecting anything.
* GoodIsNotDumb: A sweet, dorky girl who's mature for her age and can be quite logical.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Especially after CharacterDevelopment. While she is usually reserved and polite, when the chips are down or when her patience has run out, she shows that is not one to take lightly.
* GratuitousJapanese: Cheerfully says "Itadakimasu!" before eating a breakfast Greg cooked up in his van. Justified as it's a traditional greeting before a Japanese meal, and she's been shown to be knowledgeable on a variety of topics.
* GrewASpine: Part of her arc has her standing up to her controlling parents.
* GreenEyedMonster: Downplayed, non-romantic example. She admits that she's envious of Steven's danger-filled, magical life. However, she becomes more and more entangled into Steven's world and even an HonoraryTrueCompanion of the Crystal Gems.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: {{Inverted}} with Steven -- while she uses a {{BFS}}, Steven mainly fights [[SupportPartyMember defensively]] and [[StoneWall supportively]], with his attacks being either magical disabling effects or [[ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks throwing his shield]].
* HandshakeSubstitute: She and Greg both high-five each other and say "human beings".
* HatesBeingAlone: Connie's greatest fear is being all alone in the world.
* TheHeart: Of the Crystal Temps. Doubling as acting as the group's OnlySaneWoman, keeping them on track and encouraging them (through a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech) that they should just be themselves.
* HeroesPreferSwords: The episode "Sworn to the Sword" is about Pearl teaching her swordfighting, the second opening has her carrying Rose's sword, and after her debut, whenever we see Connie in battle against a supernatural opponent, it's with a sword.
* HeroicAmbidexterity: Connie is shown to be ambidextrous in the episode "Sworn to the Sword". When she is training, she is seen holding her sword with her right hand; when she fights Pearl with Steven, she is using her left hand occasionally. (Whether this is due to training or is inherent isn't made clear, and her other appearances show her favoring her right hand.)
* HeroicBSOD:
** Goes through an emotional breakdown in "Bubble Buddies" after Steven's numerous attempts to set them free from his magical bubbles leads to possibly being trapped at the bottom of the ocean.
** In "Mindful Education", when she had accidentally tossed a classmate over her to the floor as reflex out of a simple shoulder bump. Thankfully, Garnet helps her out from her funk.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Connie appears to have self-esteem issues; she doesn't think of herself as special, especially in regards to Steven's life.
* HiddenDepths:
** A line she gives in "Gem Hunt" reveals she's aware of the natural problems of humans, being not using alternative fuel sources.
** In the same episode mentioned above, Connie is able to use a broken piece of wood to easily slide down a small slope in the snow-covered area. This small action indicates she may know how to snowboard.
** The short "Video Chat" shows that Connie is a GamerChick.
** "Are You My Dad?" has Connie show her skill in art, specifically in the anime style.
* HiddenEyes: In "Bubble Buddies", her glasses [[ScaryShinyGlasses glare over]] seconds before she has a [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]].
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Most of her parents' overbearing attitude is played straight, but they use a freakin' ''abacus'' to estimate how long to ground her.
* HoldingHands: Usually with Steven, especially when they fuse into Stevonnie.
* HonoraryTrueCompanion: To the Crystal Gems. Because of her school life and tennis practice, she doesn't regularly go on missions with them, but is considered part of the team.
* HotLibrarian: Downplayed and only applies to the HighSchoolAU promos -- in this alternate universe, Connie appears to be the librarian as she is almost always in the library and at the head desk area. But since she's still a child in the promos, she's more like a ''"cute"'' librarian.
* HumansAreBastards: {{Downplayed}}. Connie doesn’t have any ''malice'' towards humanity, but believes that they are ''already'' heading towards their demise, as lampshaded in “Gem Hunt”:
-->'''Connie:''' Well, I like to be prepared. When civilization collapses and this world ends, I need to be ready to build the new one.
-->'''Steven:''' Yeah, I guess if Homeworld invades Earth, things could get pretty crazy for humanity.
-->'''Connie:''' Forget Gems, humans are already starting their own demise! Peak oil, Steven! How do we handle terminal decline without alternate energy sources?!
* HumansAreDiplomats: Informed by WordOfGod. When asked what kind of Gem Connie would be, Rebecca Sugar replied a teal Gem -- green for her fighting and blue for her diplomacy.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Almost said word-for-word in "Lion 2: The Movie". After Lion takes her and Steven to Rose's armory, Connie expresses doubts that she deserves to be there. And before that, she questioned why Steven, who has such a magic-filled life, would want to be with someone as normal as her.
* IconicOutfit:
** Her first outfit she wore in the series -- Short-sleeved t-shirt, blue-green dress with a bow to match, yellow socks, and orange boots.
** Her Kalaripayattu outfit that she wears during her sword-training sessions.
* IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou: Her logic for making the pine needle soup for her and Steven in "Gem Hunt" -- it's not exactly the best tasting, but it's healthy and will keep them warm.
* IJustWantToBeFree: Subtle, but another reason why she enjoys going on adventures with Steven is because she is able to be free of her parent's strictness.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: In "Lion 2: The Movie" she tells Steven she's envious of him and his powers and doesn't understand why he would hang out with someone as uninteresting as her.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: While trapped at the bottom of the ocean, she laments to Steven how she doesn't have any friends and only her parents will miss her. Steven cheers her up by vowing to be her friend.
* IKnowMaddenKombat: In "Lion 2: The Movie," she uses tennis shots in order to [[CatchAndReturn bounce fireballs back at the berserk robot that launched them]].
* IKnowMortalKombat: She believes having seen a few episodes of a soap opera are sufficient for her to have "gotten the gist of" romance.
* ImpliedLoveInterest: She has quite a bit of ShipTease with Steven, [[ShipperOnDeck and the Gems all ship the two of them]].
* InHarmsWay: Despite (or because) of her parents always being concerned with her safety, Connie really enjoys going on adventures with and getting into dangerous situations with Steven. When Steven narrowly manages to shield her from an exploding robot in "Marble Madness", her reaction is positively ecstatic.
-->'''Steven:''' Are you OK?\\
'''Connie:''' I love hanging out at your place!
* InsecureLoveInterest: She initially doesn't understand why Steven, who has such an interesting life, would ever want to be with someone as uninteresting as her. A few appearances later, this doesn't seem to bother her as much.
* InstantExpert: Under Pearl's tutelage, Connie picks up swordmanship extremely fast. Pearl lampshades Connie's fast progress in "Gem Hunt".
* IntergenerationalFriendship: She comes to form this relationship with Greg -- whenever she feels stressed about Gem life, he'll offer her emotional comfort and advice.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Excluding [[InterspeciesRomance Steven]], Connie is one of the few humans (besides Greg) to have an actual friendship with the Crystal Gems, especially Pearl.
* InterspeciesRomance: Connie (human) is mutually very fond of Steven (half-human, half-Gem).
* IntertwinedFingers: With Steven, especially when they fuse into Stevonnie.
* JumpedAtTheCall: She grew up as a huge fantasy geek, of ''course'' she'd be excited to become a proper heroine herself!
* KidHero: While Connie may not save the world or hunt gem monsters on a daily basis, she's not afraid to do one or the other when it come times to.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Extra points for Connie deciding to be a knight for Steven. Besides that, Connie looks up to the Crystal Gems and will jump at any chance to prove herself to them.
* LadyAndKnight: Pearl encourages her to see herself as the Knight to Steven's Lord, a mindset Connie eagerly adopts. Unfortunately, Pearl went so over the top for it that she unintentionally made Connie's self-worth issues worse than they already were, until Steven realizes the problem.
* TheLancer: To Steven, as she also acts as a deuteragonist to his protagonist whenever she appears - He is overly honest young man raised in a non-nuclear family and is accustomed to the magical happenings in his life; Connie is more secretive at times when she has to be, raised in a usual nuclear family, and is quite amazed at Steven's magic-filled life.
* LargeHam: Has moments of this, as seen when she used her violin bow to scare off seagulls trying to get Steven's biscuits at the beginning of "Sworn by the Sword".
* LaughOfLove: Has romantic laughs with Steven during their moments together, including the first few times they Fused.
* TheLeader: Unofficially for The New Crystal Gems (later going by "The Crystal Temps"), as she is the OnlySaneWoman of the bunch.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://soundcloud.com/aivisura/steven-universe-connie-piano-demo Connie]]".
* LikeParentLikeChild:
** "Storm in the Room" shows that Connie can be just as much as a worrywart as her mother.
** "Doug Out" shows that Connie gets her [[{{Adorkable}} dorkiness]], [[LargeHam hamminess]], and even [[IJustWantToBeSpecial insecurity when it comes to comparing herself with others]] from her father.
* LittleMissBadass: In "Sworn To The Sword". You have to give her credit for going toe-to-toe with [[MasterSwordsman Pearl]] when [[BattleCouple she and Steven]] took her on. They both lose, but Pearl's exhausted state afterwards indicates that Connie gave her a bit of hell.
* LivingADoubleLife: After getting more involved with Steven's world, Connie also began hiding it from her parents, fearing that if they knew they would immediately forbid her from being friends with Steven. "Nightmare Hospital" deconstructs this mindset with Priyanka explaining that Connie hiding things from her and Doug is as wrong as the two of them being overly strict, and that all of them need to be honest with each other.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: It is subtly hinted that Connie is becoming one for Steven. First, after the events of "The Return/Jailbreak" he tells her about how scared and upset he is concerning the Homeworld Gems and Lapis' Fusion with Jasper; after his retelling of the story, she promises to be this for him when he needs to talk to someone. Second, in "Steven's Birthday", he overuses his stretching powers too much and reverses back to a baby; throughout his time as one, nothing calms him down...except Connie's reassurance to him that she'll be there for him when either his father or the Crystal Gems are busy. Third, when Steven has a catastrophic emotional breakdown over having to repeatedly fight and destroy his enemies in "Mindful Education", it was only Connie's comforting and wise words of it being okay to talk about the bad things he did plus a CooldownHug that calmed him down so they could fuse into Stevonnie.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The plot of "Full Disclosure" centers on Steven not letting her into the loop about what went down in "The Return[=/=]Jailbreak". It nearly ruins her friendship with Steven, but she eventually gets let in by the episode's end.
* LongHairIsFeminine: Downplayed. Connie has waist-length hair and likes some typical girly things, but not as much as [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide Steven]] does.
* LoopholeAbuse: Despite her obedience to her parents, Connie is not above exploiting loopholes, such as not buying snacks at a theater and instead bringing them from Steven's home.
* LovableJock: One of her hobbies include playing tennis and she's a shy, friendly girl.
* LovableNerd: She's dorky, intelligent, a big fan of a fantasy-esque series, and is completely endearing.
* LoveBubbles: With Steven (since she's his ImpliedLoveInterest) in "Bubble Buddies". They spent almost the entire episode stuck in Steven's magical bubble (thanks to PowerIncontinence) and ''a lot'' of their interactions come off as ShipTease, especially since, in the beginning, Steven endearingly behaves like a boy trying to talk to his crush.
* LoveMakesYouStupid: In "Sworn To The Sword", Pearl's training and preying on Connie's desire to protect Steven eventually convinced Connie to sacrifice herself for whatever comes after Steven, similar to how Pearl would sacrifice herself for Rose. The thing is, Pearl can regenerate, Connie cannot, and Steven quickly realizes how detrimental that mindset is for Connie.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Zigzagged. Connie and Steven do present some type of femininity and masculinity, respectively. However, Connie prefers to fight with a sword and likes action/adventure; Steven prefers using his shield and has a liking towards romances.
* MasterSwordsman: Not yet, but she on her way to becoming one thanks to [[BadassTeacher Pearl's]] teaching and her own [[InstantExpert natural fast learning]].
* MayflyDecemberFriendship: She is arguably the closest human to have a genuine friendship with TheAgeless Crystal Gems.
* MeaningfulName:
** Connie is friends with Steven ''Universe'' and her last name is Tamil for [[http://www.indiachildnames.com/mobile/name.aspx?name=Maheshwaram "Lord of the Universe."]] That's one of the names of the god Shiva, who's also known as Cosmic Dancer - consider that she can do a fusion dance with someone who's half from space.
** Her first name may be an English version of "Kahaani", which means "story" or "fable", and Connie seems very interested in stories.
** "Connie" is Irish for "strong-willed", "wise", or "hero". With CharacterDevelopment she becomes more confident and willing to call out others for their mistakes ("strong-willed"); a BrainyBrunette ChildProdigy who shows [[WiseBeyondHerYears a surprising amount of maturity for someone her age]] ("wise"); gradually becomes a KidHero who helps protect Earth ("hero").
* {{Meganekko}}: Her big, round glasses just make her more adorable. Even when her vision is fixed, she just pops out the lenses to keep the look so her family and optometrist won't know she had her vision cured through an IndirectKiss with Steven, who has [[HealingHands Healing Spit]].
* MoralityPet: To the [[NobleBigot Crystal Gems]], [[GoodIsNotNice especially Pearl]]. She is probably the ''first'' human they treat with respect and as a friend.
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Downplayed. Connie isn't ruthless, but is certainly more aggressive than Steven is.
* MuggleBestFriend: Of all of the characters, human and Gem, Connie is [[HalfHumanHybrid Steven's]] best friend.
* MuggleMageRomance: She (a human) is romantically interested in Steven (a magical HalfHumanHybrid).
* MultiEthnicName: Her surname is Tamil, while her given name is American.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: She's a young, normal human with arms as thin as strings. That said, she's able to wield [[{{BFS}} Rose's sword]] with relative ease and in "Mindful Education" easily swung a classmate roughly her size through the air and slamming him to the ground without a thought.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Went through a HeroicBSOD in "Mindful Education" because of the shame she felt for accidentally hurting a fellow classmate (Jeff).
* NeatFreak: Keeps a tidy appearance and maintains a proper schedule whenever possible.
* NerdActionHero: Started off (and still is) a LovableNerd who is very mature for her age. She TookALevelInBadass and is slowly becoming a MasterSwordsman.
* NiceGirl: Connie is respectful, brave, and a true friend to have.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Of the Crystal Temps, she is the "Nice" to Lapis's "Mean" and Peridot's "In Between". Of the trio, Connie is the most sensitive, mature, and thoughtful.
* NiceHat: In the first title sequence she wears a sunhat.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While Connie is often very level-headed, she has her moments of acting rash and impatient.
* ObfuscatingDisability: Up until "Nightmare Hospital", Connie pretended to still need her prescribed glasses even though Steven's healing spit gave her perfect vision.
* OddNameOut: Of the Crystal Temps, she is the only one with a human name.
* OneHandedZweihander: While Connie sometimes wields Rose's 8-foot sword with both her hands, she is capable of easily holding it with only one.
* OneHitKill: Rose's Sword allows Connie to easily poof Gems.
* OnlySaneWoman:
** Particularly in the early part of the series in comparison to Steven, who's quick to act but doesn't think things through. It's Connie that gets through to Onion by simply writing "harpoon gun" instead of making a diagram like Steven, and she tries to call attention to the obvious problem of freeing themselves from Steven's shield bubble with a roller coaster.
** She's also this to Peridot and Lapis in "The New Crystal Gems", thinking responsibly compared to their antics.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Connie is distracted and hardly interested in her training, a vast attitude change from previous episodes. She later admits to having accidentally hurt Jeff, a classmate from her school, and feels awful about it.
* OppositesAttract: Connie (shy, rational, and doubts herself) has a mutual crush on Steven (outgoing, rash, and confident).
* OrdinaryMiddleSchoolStudent: Before meeting Steven and taking sword lessons, she would just go to school most of the time.
* PartTimeHero: Inverted. While she does go to school and tennis practice, she wants to make more time in heroics.
* PassionateSportsGirl: {{Downplayed}}. While "passionate" may be too strong of a word, Connie admits that playing tennis was one of the few things she enjoys in her life.
* PerformanceAnxiety: In "Alone Together" she admits to Steven that despite wanting to go to a few of her school dances, the idea of so many eyes on her made her too anxious. With some help from Steven, she opens up to the idea. At the end of the episode after they defuse out of Stevonnie, she's seen laughing and smiling with Steven as everyone stares.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: {{Inverted}}. Connie's associated colors are blue (teal specifically), while Steven's associated colors are pink.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Downplayed. The only time she wears anything red and blue is during her sword training with Pearl, with consists of a dark blue Kalaripayattu outfit with a red cumber-band on her waist.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: While she appeared in the original opening credits for a moment as the town flashes past, the second opening makes her appearance much more prominent, having her carrying Rose's sword, chasing after the van and appearing on the beach along with the other main characters at the end.
* PropheticNames: Her last name is Tamil for "Lord of the Universe". Guess who she befriends.
* PuppyLove: With Steven. They have almost kissed, but are officially still just friends. In "Steven's Birthday", Steven is already assuming that they will get married when they're older.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Connie originally did need glasses, but as of "An Indirect Kiss", her vision was restored by Steven's healing spit. Not wanting to explain to her parents and optometrist how her sight was magically fixed, she pops out the lenses on her glasses and keeps wearing the frame, except when around Steven and the Crystal Gems. About a year later, she reveals this to her mom and stops wearing them completely.
* RapunzelHair: Connie has waist-length, dark brown puffy hair.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Peridot and Lapis in "The New Crystal Gems" for acting like bratty children instead of their actual ages.
* RebelliousSpirit: Downplayed and justified. She grew up with overly strict and controlling parents which gave her a desire to have some freedom in her life.
* {{Reconstruction}}: Of the LoveInterest trope. While it's obvious that Connie is Steven's main love interest, she is ''[[DefiedTrope not]]'' [[SatelliteLoveInterest defined by it]]. She is given a three-dimensional character which includes her own arc, flaws, insecurities, ambitions, and strengths.
* RedOniBlueOni: Connie is more quiet, intellectual, and often wears blue or blue-green, while her best friend [[{{Keet}} Steven]] is goofy, outgoing, and wears a pinkish-red shirt.
* ReflexiveResponse: After months of training to fight with the Crystal Gems, someone (Jeff) barely bumps into Connie while she's walking down the hallway at school. She reflexively grabs them and judo throws them through the air, slamming them into the ground before she realized what she was even doing. When she realizes exactly what she's done, she is horrified by the fact she reflexively attacked an innocent person for no reason.
* RenaissanceMan: Gender-flipped. She plays tennis, is an amazing swordswoman, and is even an expert as a survivalist.
* RescueRomance: With Steven. They have mutual crushes on each other, protect one another from danger, and their relationship started after Steven saved her from falling boulders.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Before having her eyes healed by Steven, Connie wore pink-tinted glasses. And in the episode her eyes were healed, Steven is recalling a Gem mission that made him worried about his future with the Crystal Gems. And the last scene, has her taking out the pink lenses before placing them back on her face. In other words, prior to this point, Connie had a ''rose-colored view'' on Steven's adventures with the Crystal Gems. But, by the end, she is able to ''clearly'' see how stressful Steven's job is.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Defied. While she has ShipTease with the titular character, is stated to be his ImpliedLoveInterest, and Steven's crush has been confirmed in "Steven's Birthday" ("When she's president, what will that make me? First boy?"), Connie's life does ''not'' revolve around Steven. She has her own character arc like the other characters and even though the audience don't see most of her life that is justified because the show is told from Steven's P.O.V.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Gender-flipped. Steven is the outgoing and emotional one, while Connie is more level-headed and reserved.
* SayMyName: "STEVEEN!"
* ScaryShinyGlasses: What happens in her debut episode when she reaches a breaking point from Steven continuously saying everything will be okay.
* ShipTease: With Steven. They have many romantic-like moments together and a lot of people [[ShipperOnDeck ship them]].
* ShrinkingViolet: Before her CharacterDevelopment, Connie was a usually shy and reserved girl.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: For the first part of the series, Connie's attire usually consisted of dresses, t-shirts and skirts, and t-shirts and shorts. As she goes on more adventures with Steven and gains more confidence, she starts wearing less dresses, more shorts, and starts putting tank tops into her ensemble.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Connie is extremely fond of [[AllLovingHero Steven]] [[NiceGuy Universe]] -- an [[{{Keet}} upbeat]], [[TurnTheOtherCheek forgiving]], and [[ThePollyanna optimistic]] young man who promised to be her friend when they were first properly acquainted and later stated that he wants her to fight by his side as an equal.
* SixthRanger: She's basically an unofficial Crystal Gem at this point, all things considered.
* SleevesAreForWimps: From season 2 and onward, Connie usually sports sleeveless tops.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Wears oval-shaped glasses and has proven to be a BadassBookworm and OnlySaneWoman. Following the events of "An Indirect Kiss", Connie can now see normally without her glasses thanks to the healing powers in Steven's spit. However, in order not to agitate her parents and optometrist, she pops out the lenses of her glasses and puts the frames back on, only taking them off when her parents aren't around. She ditches them entirely after her mom finds out.
* TheSouthpaw: She carries Rose's sword with her left hand in the second opening. In "Sworn to the Sword", she's shown using her sword with either or both hands at various points, suggesting she's ambidextrous or hadn't figured out which arm she's more comfortable fighting with.
** "Love Letters" suggests that she's ambidextrous rather than left-handed, as she is shown writing with her right hand.
** Stevonnie's ability to hold Rose's sword and their shield in either hand suggests ambidexterity.
* SpecsOfAwesome: {{Zig zagged}}. On the "specs" part, she does wear glasses upon her introduction, but doesn't have to after "An Indirect Kiss" when Steven's healing spit gives her perfect vision. She decides to forget the lens and keep the frames. The "awesome" part is played as straight as possible especially after she learns proper swordfighting skills.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: This [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/62091f2f4ea5eab7bcd99d196477e3af/tumblr_inline_oljwezvp2W1tjabaa_540.png picture]] of Connie in "Storm in the Room" shows how much she resembles her mother, especially around the eyes with wrinkles and hair style. The only thing she got from her father are his BigOlEyebrows.
* StrongGirlSmartGuy: Zig-zagged with Steven. Steven is very mature of his age, but has a tendency to make rash decisions unlike the level-headed Connie; plus, both are [[ChildProdigy prodigies]]. And while he may be physically stronger than her, she's the most aggressive of the two.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: Connie is a WeakButSkilled, scrawny, young human. But she's able to wield Rose's {{BFS}} with relative ease.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Thanks to her upbringing, she tends to be more serious than Steven and is usually more reserved, but is still very energetic and upbeat regardless.
* SuperReflexes: A non-superhero example. As shown in "Mindful Education", Connie's reflexes have been honed to such an extent that she reacts to a perceived threat before she knows what's she's doing, as she attacked a fellow student who bumped into her without realizing it until after the fact.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Invoked in "The New Crystal Gems". In an attempt to protect Beach City while the Crystal Gems are away, she, Peridot, Pumpkin, and Lapis decide to mimic them. In this team, Connie becomes the "new" Steven complete with her dressing up in his IconicOutfit.
* SwordAndSorcerer: The Sword (a human who uses a {{BFS}} for combat) to Steven's Sorcerer (is half-Gem with an array of magical abilities).
* SwordShieldContrast: The sword to Steven's shield. She's aggressive and willing to play aggressively when it's time to do so.
* TagalongKid: {{Inverted}}. Of the Crystal Temps; Connie may be the only child of the group, but she acts as their unofficial leader.
* TheTeamNormal: She's the only human who fights alongside the Crystal Gems.
* TellMeHowYouFight: After taking swordsmanship training from Pearl, Connie style is similar to the Kalaripayattu technique. She gives quick and hard hitting moves while being light on her feet.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Crystal Temps. While Lapis and Peridot aren't exactly evil, they're both immature, rude jerks who tend to not to think about what they're actions can do to those around them. Connie not only acts as this, but also as the group's [[TheHeart moral center]], OnlySaneWoman, and [[TheLeader unofficial leader]].
* TokenHuman: Shares this spot with Greg. She and Greg acknowledge that they're the only pure humans working alongside the Crystal Gems. Perhaps even more so than Greg, since Connie is also the only purely human Crystal Gem (Steven being a human-Gem hybrid) with not only Steven calling Connie a 'Crystal Gem', but Pearl both training Connie to be Steven's partner in combat and allowing Connie to keep and wield Rose's sword.
* TomboyishBaseballCap: She is occasionally seen wearing a red baseball cap backwards.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Connie likes adventure/action more than [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide Steven]], is the sword to his shield, and loves to train. She also wears girly dresses and enjoys playing the violin.
* TookALevelInBadass:
** She convinces Pearl to teach her to sword-fight so that she can fight by Steven's side on adventures, and proves to be a worthy pupil. She proves herself in "Nightmare Hospital", where she and Steven successfully fight off two Gem Mutants over her mother's objections. [[note]]What's more, she does this with Rose's Sword, which is ''[[{{BFS}} longer than she is tall]]''.[[/note]]
** Since her first appearance, Connie has had a fearful respect to her parents. But, after reaching a RageBreakingPoint in "Nightmare Hospital", Connie gives her mom a telling off on her controlling nature and how it affected their relationship.
** When dealing with a corrupted Gem in "Gem Hunt", she freezes up in fear. But, when she faces off against [[spoiler:a Gem Fusion from Homeworld, she keeps her cool and manages to win the fight.]]
* TranquilFury: Discussed. When she and Steven are fuming over meeting Kevin again in "beach City Drift" she stated that she was "thinking mad" in contrasts to Steven's openly emotional display of anger at the teen.
* TrueBlueFemininity: She's mostly seen in blue or blue-green outfits.
* UnfazedEveryman: Unlike most of the other normal humans in Steven's life, Connie not only participates in a few adventures, but is ''enthusiastic'' about doing so.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: She is one of the few characters to have a different set of clothes in each appearance.
* UptightLovesWild: A puppy love version. Connie's parents are very strict, overprotective and concerned over their daughter's education being the best, with little space left for imagination, even disallowing a medical TV show for being too unrealistic. Steven is a energetic, jovial boy that loves to daydream, lives with sentient rocks with superpowers who defend the planet from monsters and are very hands-off and open minded towards him.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: {{Implied}} and {{downplayed}}. For the former, she shows a more aggressive side in "Sworn to the Sword" so she can better protect Steven; for the latter, her and Steven's relationship is mostly ShipTease and they're just friends.
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: {{Downplayed}}. Unlike [[HomeschooledKids Steven]], Connie goes to school like most children her age. And while she ''does'' help Steven and the Crystal Gems on their missions, it's not on a regular basis.
* WeakButSkilled: Connie is a human child, far weaker and more fragile than even the least combat worthy gem. She's made up for this for being extremely fast and agile, and with Rose's Sword (which is a One-Hit Kill weapon on Gems) her lack of strength doesn't matter.
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: A teacher-student example. After beginning to train with Pearl, Connie is always eager to impress her teacher as seen in "Gem Hunt".
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Steven considers himself a screw-up and can't see what a nice girl like her would see in him.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: From Season 2 and onward, Connie now occasionally sports short pants.
* WingdingEyes: Connie's turn into diamonds when she's happy and excited.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: Connie is barely a teenager, but knows things like how to survive in the wilderness or the problems with humans overusing fuel sources.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In "Sworn to the Sword", Connie begins to display the view that as [[WeAreAsMayflies an ordinary human]], she's nothing compared to Steven's legacy and power (a byproduct of learning from Pearl, who unwittingly projects her own self-esteem issues onto Connie). Steven shuts that down right away, reminding her how they work best as a team, and how much he admires her.
* YourSizeMayVary: Her size tends to vary in certain shots. For example, she is usually taller than Steven, but at times she appears to be around the same height as him.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Due to AdrenalineMakeover, she now wears this as a part of her clothing style and is a F-type.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Grace Rolek
->''"I want to be a part of your universe."''
Steven's supportive, good-natured best friend. Due to her father's work as a security guard, she traveled around frequently with her family, until they moved to a town near Beach City. As a result, Connie didn't have any friends until she met Steven at a local parade, a year prior to the series. Steven saved her glow bracelet before even meeting her officially. Their real introduction comes in "Bubble Buddies", when he protects her from falling rocks, accidentally leaving them in a shield bubble. After their adventure, the two become inseparable good friends. While she's not always around to participate in Steven's life with the Crystal Gems, she does so with enthusiasm when the opportunity arises.
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* ActionGirl: There were a couple instances in Season 1 (fighting the training robot and rescuing Steven from Lapis' tower), but she takes a major spike in badass after beginning to learn sword fighting from Pearl early in Season 2.
* ActionGirlfriend: {{Downplayed}}. While Connie trains to be a knight under Pearl, she and Steven aren't a couple, but do have a mutual affection for one another.
* AdjustingYourGlasses: When she had glasses, Connie would occasionally adjust them.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Connie is very mature for her age, knowing some things that most adults don't know of.
* {{Adorkable}}: Connie is often shy and doubting of herself, but after meeting Steven, she shows a much more vibrant and energetic side around him. She discusses her favorite books with glee and shows an absolutely ''adorable'' eagerness to join Steven in his adventures.
* AdrenalineMakeover: In the 1st and 2nd Season intros, at least. In the first season, when she was a bit more shy and awkward, she was shown with a dress and big floppy hat, carrying A Wrinkle in Time. In the revised second season intro, starting with "Sworn to the Sword" (in which Pearl starts training her in swordfighting), she's wearing shorts, a sleeveless top, no hat, and the book is replaced with Rose's sword.
* AffectionateNickname:
** "Miss Knight" from Steven.
** "Swashbuckling Swashbuckler" from her dad.
* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Downplayed. Connie's main fighting style is swordsmanship, but "Mindful Education" shows that she some teaching in hand-to-hand combat.
* AmbiguousDisorder: In "Alone Together", she shows signs of possibly having social anxiety -- fear of being judged in public, worrying about embarrassing herself, fear that others will notice she's anxious, and the PerformanceAnxiety under her section that contributed to Stevonnie defusing.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Averted unlike the some of the other characters who play it straight (like Lars and Jamie). WordOfGod has stated that she's Indian, even though there may have been some speculation from her debut in "Bubble Buddies", until the "Fusion Cuisine" episode, where her last name was revealed to be Maheswaran.
* TheApprentice: Connie becomes Pearl's swordfighting apprentice in the second season. This turns out to be a problem (see below), and Steven is able to talk her down to just being Pearl's ''student'' by the end of the episode.
* AscendedFangirl: Started off as a fan of high fantasy who idolized the Gems, then becomes one of their closest allies and fights alongside them.
* AsianAndNerdy: Connie is Indian-American and "Buddy's Book" shows both Connie's studiousness and independence in that she originally goes to the library with Steven to study and prepare for the upcoming school year, only to instantly halt her studies when Steven shows her Buddy's journal.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Her last name means ''"Lord of the Universe"''. It's also one of the titles for the god Shiva.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: {{Inverted}}. While Connie is the youngest member of the Crystal Temps (besides Pumpkin), she's also arguably the most mature and rational.
* BackToBackBadasses: With Steven when they’re not Fused as Stevonnie. They briefly take on Pearl in “Sworn to the Sword”, both take out two Gem Mutants together in “Nightmare Hospital”, and fend off two corrupted Jaspers in "Gem Hunt".
* BadassAdorable: Connie is a [[{{Adorkable}} dorky]], [[CuteBookworm book-loving]] child around Steven's age. She also has proved to be quite badass when the situation calls for it.
* BadassBookworm:
** Lends her tennis skills to help Steven wield a giant sword in "Lion 2: The Movie"; and not only charges into battle against Lapis Lazuli in "Ocean Gem," but afterwards saves Steven from a mile high fall by teleporting up to grab him on Lion's back.
** In "Open Book," her first reaction to seeing Steven harassed by the Connie doppelgänger generated by Rose's room is to start fighting it with her sword.
** Proves to be quite the capable swordswoman, in a relative short amount of time, after learning how to fight from Pearl.
*** From the same episode as above, Connie also shows herself to be an impressive musician, with considerable skill at both the violin and singing. She can even do said tasks at the same time, which takes quite a bit of practice to get right. Then she uses the bow to fend off some seagulls before they eat her and Steven's lunches.
* BadassNormal: She's a normal person, but is still willing to jump into the fray to help Steven.
* BattleCouple: The Sword to Steven's Shield.
-->'''Steven:''' We're a team! She's the strawberry...
-->'''Connie:''' ...and he's the biscuit!
-->'''Steven:''' And that makes us... Jam! \\
'''Connie:''' Buds!
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Connie's friendship with Steven began because he said they could be friends after Connie's emotional breakdown in "Bubble Buddies" from being stuck in the titular bubble and the thought of dying in it without anyone but her parents even noticing.
* BerserkButton: Don't act like a [[ManChild overgrown kid]] during an important mission around Connie. She'll give you the [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chewing out of your life]]. Just ask Lapis and Peridot.
* BestFriend: She is not only Steven's ImpliedLoveInterest, but also his best friend as he clearly states in "Onion Gang".
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Connie is usually a polite, reserved, and friendly person. However, she is strong enough (and later skilled enough) to wield a {{BFS}} and can become ''significantly'' angered when she loses her temper, just ask her mother in "Nightmare Hospital", or Peridot and Lapis in "The New Crystal Gems".
* BewareTheQuietOnes: While she's reserved and quiet in contrast to [[{{Keet}} Steven]] that doesn't mean she's any less skilled than he is.
* BeYourself: Tells Peridot and Lapis this at the end of "The New Crystal Gems".
-->'''Connie''': It's impossible trying to solve problems if we are just trying to copy other people. What's the point of this? We'll never be the Crystal Gems. We are just the Crystal Temps. But we have our own way of doing things. So let's go back to that to fix this mess we made.
* {{BFS}}: The second opening shows her with Rose's sword, which is a normal-sized sword... For the 8-ft tall StatuesqueStunner Rose Quartz. She finally uses it in "Nightmare Hospital".
* BigOlEyebrows: Very similar to Steven's.
* BigShutUp: Gives an exasperated "WILL YOU TWO CAN IT?!" to Lapis and Peridot after getting fed up with their attempts at playing the roles of Amethyst and Garnet instead of being themselves.
* BigYes: Connie shouts this after revealing her eyesight was fixed.
-->'''Dr. Maheswaran:''' What, your eyesight just "magically" got better?\\
'''Connie:''' YES!
* BirdsOfAFeather: A platonic example with Pearl - intelligent, attention to detail and a tendency to be overly hard on themselves in the face of perceived failure.
* BladeAcrossTheShoulder: The second opening shows her carrying Rose's sword this way.
* BlindWithoutEm: She cannot see well without her glasses and when Steven tries them on it's clear that they're quite strong. At least until "An Indirect Kiss" where getting an IndirectKiss from Steven through sharing his juice, Steven's healing spit cured her eyesight.
* BloodKnight: While she's fairly reserved, Connie has a ''love'' for battle and adventures.
* BlueAndOrangeContrast: In "Mindful Education", Connie's vision of her problem is tinted blue, and later, Steven's shameful thoughts are tinted orange.
* BlueIsHeroic: Many of Connie's outfits consist of blue and she's a KidHero.
* BluntYes: Combined with a BigYes in "Nightmare Hospital", when Connie reveals to her mother that her glasses no longer have lenses because her vision has been restored (by Steven, in "An Indirect Kiss"). See the BigYes section for the dialogue.
* BodyguardCrush: She is training to be Steven's protector and has a crush on him.
* BodyguardingABadass: Connie is training to be Steven's knight. And while Connie is definitely skilled in swordsmanship, Steven has an array of magical powers, superhuman strength, and much more.
* BoisterousBruiser: Contrasting with her normally studious and cool-headed behavior, she tends to be loud and energetic in fights.
* BollywoodNerd: [[DownplayedTrope She's not as stereotypical as most examples]], but she is still nerdy.
* {{Bookworm}}: In both the opening sequence and her debut episode, Connie is seen in the company of a book. She even got Steven into being one as well.
* BoringButPractical:
** When she and Steven are stuck inside his magical bubble, she reasons that they should probably stay and wait for the Crystal Gems to come and help them. While it wasn't done, it would've been a better plan.
** Still stuck inside Steven's bubble, the duo ask for some help from Onion to use a harpoon gun to set them free. Steven draws a complicated picture, Connie just writes the word "HARPOON". Onion was able to understand the latter.
** When she has to work with Lapis and Peridot in "The New Crystal Gems", Connie makes the wise decision that the trio should stop trying to be like the original Crystal Gems and handle things their way.
* BraidsOfAction: Downplayed. While Connie wears her hair braided (her hairstyle is a braid typically worn by female Kalaripayattu practitioners) and engages in action from time to time, she only styles her hair in a braid during her sword training with Pearl.
* BrainyBrunette: She has dark, brown hair. She is also one of the most sensible characters in the series and a ChildProdigy.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Downplayed with Steven -- While he still remains ThePollyanna NiceGuy who is open about his emotions, he has a habit of not talking about the fear he feels of what could happen if he doesn't become what the Crystal Gems expect him to be or [[spoiler:the intense guilt he feels over not successfully helping Bismuth, Jasper, or Eyeball.]] At both times Connie has been the one he opens up to about said feelings and trauma, while she provides him with needed emotional support.
* BrutalHonesty: When it doesn't involve lying to her parents about her secret life (which was resolved in "Nightmare Hospital"), Connie prefers to get to the point whenever possible.
* ButIReadABookAboutIt: Averted, the knowledge she gained from reading a survival help book proves entirely useful in "Gem Hunt".
* CallingTheOldWomanOut: Gives her mom an ''epic'' calling out at the climax of "Nightmare Hospital," right in the middle of being attacked by gem mutants.
* {{Catchphrase}}:
** "Be prepared".
** "That's the rules" and variations thereof.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** Starting out shy and nervous around others at the beginning of the series, Connie slowly grows to become more independent and self-confident, standing up to others and participating in Steven's Gem life when she can. "Mindful Education" further highlights her growth and confidence when she tells Steven how she instinctively attacked a schoolmate who bumped into her, and later how she apologized to him, made friends with him and took a selfie with him, something the Connie in the beginning of the series would have never done.
** Subtle, but the way Connie manages her anxiety has improved. Before, her anxiety would consume her until she finally couldn't handle it (i.e., "Alone Together", "Mindful Education", etc). But after the latter episode, Connie learns it's better to express her fears instead of holding them in.
** Connie's relationship with her parents has significantly improved. In the beginning, Connie would lie to her parents out of fear that they would forbid her from being friends with Steven. After the events of "Nightmare Hospital", Priyanka promises to become more open-minded as long as Connie would stop the lying.
** [[RealityEnsues As to be expected]], when Connie went on her first Gem mission in "Gem Hunt" she froze up when dealing with a Corrupted Gem because up until then she always Steven as a partner and only dealt with Pearl's clones or mindless force-fused Gems. She gets better at reacting appropriately in "I Am My Mom" when she fights off [[spoiler:Topaz and Topaz, especially when Steven becomes distracted.]]
* CharacterTics: Tends to put her hands on her head when feeling stressed.
* ChekhovsGunman: Had a prominent appearance in the first opening, but doesn't appear until the sixth episode, "Bubble Buddies".
* ChildProdigy: Connie is very intelligent for her age, knowing a lot about boats, reading a variety of books (she enjoys reading fantasy novels like ''The Spirit Morph Saga'' and ''Literature/AWrinkleInTime'', but also non-fiction books for fact), having proficiency in tennis, violin playing, and sword fighting (the latter of which even Pearl, a master swordsman, was impressed with how quickly she picked it up), having an extensive vocabulary, and even managing to find loopholes in her parents' many rules. In "Gem Hunt", she is shown to be prepared and intelligent when it comes to surviving in the wilderness, thanks to reading a book about the subject.
* ChildSoldier: Was on her way to becoming something like the bodyguard version of this for Steven while training with Pearl in "Sworn To The Sword". Thankfully Steven snaps her out of it.
* TheChosenWannabe: Connie envies Steven's supposed "magical destiny" and wants to have one of her own, as seen with her interest in fantasy stories like "The Spirit Morph Saga".
* ClarkKenting: Quips "Time to assume my secret identity" as she puts on the empty frames for the glasses she hasn't used since her eyes were healed.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Connie's main hindrance is her lack of self confidence.
* CloudCuckooLandersMinder: To Steven, especially in the early seasons. She would often object to some of crazy ill-thought out ideas.
* ColorMotifs: The majority of the clothing she wears is blue or green, and WordOfGod mentions that if Connie were a Gem, she'd be a teal one.
* TheConfidant: To Steven. While he is generally open about his feelings, Connie is the one he's the most honest with about his doubts, insecurities, and fears.
* ConsummateLiar: If "Nightmare Hospital" is any indication, Connie is pretty good at lying under pressure.
* ConversationalTroping: Goes into a rant about consumerist mass-market appeal, ClicheStorm fantasy tropes, ExecutiveMeddling, and invokes FixFic and FanonDiscontinuity in regards to the Spirit Morph Saga.
* CooldownHug: Gave this to Steven in "Full Disclosure" and "Mindful Education" when he was going through an emotionally stressful situation.
* CoolSword: Connie wields Rose's Sword in combat and uses one of Pearl's during training.
* CrazyPrepared: Whether it is sneaking snacks into a movie theater, getting a head start on her schoolwork, or even being a CrazySurvivalist, Connie will most likely be prepared for it.
* CrazySurvivalist: Connie is shown to have very impressive survival skills in "Gem Hunt", thanks to reading a book 20 times all about it. Thanks to her book, she has adapted these skills and because of this, she was perfectly able to locate a spot to hide from the Gem Monsters, and she was able to make a very healthy, vitamin C-rich tea out of pine needles.
* {{Cosplay}}: Dresses up as Lisa in "Open Book".
* CulturedBadass: Connie loves to read (see GeniusBookClub), one of her other hobbies is playing tennis, and she can play the violin.
* CultureEqualsCostume: During her sword training with Pearl, Connie's outfit and fighting style were inspired by Kalaripayattu.
* CuteAndPsycho: Not Connie herself, but her cloud construct definitely is.
* CuteBookworm: She's adorable, shy, self-doubting, and commonly seen in the company of a book. Somewhat subverted, however, in regards to her friendship with Steven; she's comfortable enough around him to let a much more excitable side show.
* CuteBruiser: She's a shy, dorky, and cute kid who can also easily wield a {{BFS}}.
* TheCutie: Connie is a shy, dorky, polite, and adorable young girl.
* DaddysGirl: Doug has shown to be very protective of his daughter, and they have a good relationship by the time of "Doug Out".
* DarkAndTroubledPast: She virtually has no friends because of her parents constantly moving around and wasn't allowed to enjoy life because her parents deemed "safety" more important, both of them unintentionally becoming AbusiveParents to her. She also gained many insecurities that makes her think she has a "boring" life.
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** "Sworn to the Sword" focuses on her learning swordsmanship from Pearl, along with a few other less healthy ideas.
** "Nightmare Hospital" has her share the spotlight with her mother and their relationship.
** And while "The New Crystal Gems" is this for Connie, Lapis, and Peridot, she's the viewpoint character and protagonist of the episode.
* DeadpanSnarker: Rare, but she has her moments of being deadpan, such as when she jokes about cutting off Steven's hand in "Lion 2: The Movie" and in that same instance quickly understands that by poking/tickling Steven she could provoke a reaction from Rose's Secret Armory.
* DeclarationOfProtection: DeconReconSwitch. In "Sworn to the Sword", while she is being taught swordsmanship by Pearl, the older Gem also decided to have Connie believe that in order to protect Steven more efficiently, she would have to think she was nothing in comparison to him and suicidally protect him without regards to her own equally precious life. However, by the end, Steven manages to convince Connie (and Pearl) that they should protect each other as ''partners'' and ''not'' like a "master/servant" type of relationship.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: For the most part, if an episode has Connie in it, she'll play secondary protagonist to Steven.
* DontTellMama: And Papa. When she's introduced into Steven's magical world/adventures, Connie is adamant of not telling her parents in fear that their reaction would be to separate her and Steven. This is deconstructed because lying to them only worsens their already strained relationship.
* DontThinkFeel: Receives this advice from Amethyst. She's so concerned about technique and practice she freezes up when it came time to fight a corrupted Jasper. Instead of worrying about something she can never be ready for, she should instead take the initiative.
* DorkKnight: A knight to Steven, shown to excel at swordfighting, and doesn't hide her admiration of the Crystal Gems.
* DyingAlone: When she entered a HeroicBSOD in "Bubble Buddies", she wasn't worried about her actual death, she was more scared about dying without making any other friends or having anyone else besides her parents care about her dying.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She has a prominent appearance in the first opening song when she would not be introduced in the show proper until "Bubble Buddies".
* ElegantClassicalMusician: She can play the violin extremely well and mentioned that it was one of the few things she enjoyed in her life before she was introduced into Steven's magical world.
* EnmityWithAnObject: Connie hates an abacus her parents use to calculate how long she's grounded.
* EveryoneHasStandards: While she may have ''hated'' the ending to "Spirit Morph Saga", she wasn't going to let it come between her friendship with Steven, who ''did'' like it.
* ExtremeDoormat: Due to her parents' strict nature, she is fearful of ever upsetting them if she does something she ''thinks'' they won't approve of.
* EyepatchOfPower: Invoked. In her {{cosplay}} of Lisa from the ''Spirit Morph Saga'' series, Connie's outfits consists of an eyepatch over her right eye.
* FacialProfiling: Before it was [[http://web.archive.org/web/20160413071657/https:/twitter.com/mcburnett/status/571730898460278784 confirmed]] that she was of Indian heritage, Connie was speculated long before of being Indian due to her dark skin and prominent nose.
* {{Fangirl}}: She loves the ''[[ShowWithinAShow Spirit Morph Saga]]'', although she didn't like the ending. To a lesser extent, ''Under the Knife''.
* FatalFlaw: Insecurity. Connie is insecure about her place in Steven's supposed magical destiny and honestly doesn't see why he would want someone as mundane as her in his life. This comes to a head in "Sworn to the Sword" when the insecure Pearl projected her own feelings of insecurities onto Connie, teaching to not care about herself in order to protect the "more important" Steven, thus worsening her already low self-esteem. CharacterDevelopment helps erase this bit by bit.
* FatAndSkinny: The slim and lean Skinny to Steven's round and chubby Fat.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Steven -- As one of the people around Steven's age and his closest friend, she functions as one to him (also doubling as TheLancer). In contrast to Steven's control-free, magical-filled upbringing, Connie grew up in a ''very'' restrictive household and had a normal life. In terms of personality - Steven is [[{{Keet}} energetic]], [[BadLiar not good at lying]], [[ActualPacifist nonviolent in every way]], and has a [[ThePollyanna healthy amount of confidence]]; Connie has proven to be an efficient ConsummateLiar, is usually mellow in comparison to Steven, likes action and adventure more than Steven, and (initially) [[HeroicSelfDeprecation has low self-confidence.]]
** To Peedee -- They are both mature for their age and have proven to be slightly more cynical in regards to Steven's endless optimism. Peedee is more cynical, while Connie is realistic (not entirely overly optimistic, not completely cynical).
** To Pearl -- Both are the {{Insecure Love Interest}}s to someone who is a Quartz Gem (Pearl with Rose, Connie with Steven), with said relationships starting because the Quartz Gem [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe showed some form of kindness to them]]. Other similarities include a DarkAndTroubledPast with control playing a factor in it (Pearl's "role" in Homeworld, Connie having overly restrictive parents), having a [[IJustWantToBeSpecial desire to be special]], being knights to the Quartz Gem, skilled in swordsmanship, {{Badass Bookworm}}s/{{Cultured Badass}}es, [[CharacterDevelopment they learn to develop more confidence over time]]. However, while Pearl hides her insecurities with arrogance, Connie is more open about them. And while Pearl thought of Rose as a goddess-like figure and is only coming to terms that Rose wasn't perfect, Connie is aware of Steven's positive and negative qualities right from the start. And on a more subtle note, Pearl teaches Steven about Gem culture but Connie introduces him to human culture.
** To Greg -- Both are the [[TokenHuman human allies of the Crystal Gems]], have an InterspeciesRomance with one of them (Greg with Rose, Connie with Steven), and are insecure about the place they have in a magical world. However, while Greg prefers to not get involved in magic Gem business (unless if the situation calls for it), Connie [[JumpedAtTheCall jumped at the chance]] to go on magical adventures. Also, while the Crystal Gems took a ''long'' time to come to respect and actually be nice to Greg (especially Pearl), it didn't take as long with Connie (Pearl was even happy to be her teacher).
** To Ronaldo -- Both are humans who have [[IJustWantToBeSpecial a desire to be special]] and an interest in the abnormal (Connie with high fantasy/magic, Ronaldo with the paranormal activity). While Ronaldo ''actively'' seeks out a chance to be part of the magical world, he never really gets directly involved in the source (i.e., the Crystal Gems) while Connie never did seek it out, but the magical world opened up to her.
** To Lapis -- Both were lonely beings with a [[IJustWantToBeFree desire towards freedom]] with a blue color motif (Connie's being specifically teal) and were able to get better thanks to Steven's [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe kindness]] and [[LivingEmotionalCrutch emotional support]]. However, while Connie is a generally cheerful and friendly human who admires the Crystal Gems, Lapis is usually a grumpy and sour Gem who is aloof towards the same group.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Averted with Steven. He mentions in "Bubble Buddies" that he remembered from last year's Beach City parade float after she dropped her glowing bracelet. He found and wanted to return it to her but she long gone. And after he mentioned their indirect meeting, Connie also remembers ''him'' on being on one of the parade floats...with ''soap bubbles'' in his hair.
* FreeRangeChildren: Deconstructed -- the only reason Connie is able to go on dangerous missions with Steven and the Crystal Gems because she ''lies'' about where she's going because of her fear of them forbidding her from hanging out with Steven if they found out. This comes ahead in "Nightmare Hospital" when both she and her mother discuss their own faults in the relationship (Priyanka and Doug's overly strict attitude and Connie's lying). After the events of the episode, this is reconstructed -- Connie is allowed to on missions as long she keeps her parents inform of her whereabouts and no more lies.
* FreudianTrio: Of the Crystal Temps, she is the rational and mature Ego to Peridot's overly logical Superego an Lapis's emotional Id.
* FriendlessBackground: She never had a single friend before she met Steven. It's implied that it's due to her family moving around a lot, but her shyness may have been a factor as well.
* FusionDance: Connie is apparently the first human ever to fuse with a Gem; Steven is half-human/half-Gem, so this may have something to do with it.
* GamerChick: Connie might be a gamer, as seen in the short Video Chat, her laptop has ''Colonization V'', a spoof of the real-life video game ''Civilization V'' (the real ''Colonization'' has no sequels). She also has ''Empires & Eras II'' and ''Conqueror Kings II'' which are spoofs of ''Age of Empires II'' and ''Crusader Kings II'', respectively. She also has ''Grid'', a spoof of the popular gaming platform ''Steam''.
* GeniusBookClub: She has a copy of ''Literature/AWrinkleInTime'' in the opening and ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'' in her first appearance.
* GenkiGirl: {{Downplayed}}. She's still quite reserved, but can be very enthusiastic about going on adventures.
* GenreSavvy: Being a fantasy geek herself, Connie's clearly aware that Steven, not her, is the main character of the story. Deconstructed, in that it caused her to develop an inferiority complex, which in turn led her to embrace Pearl's ideas about sacrificing her life for Steven, but Steven defies this trope and insists that Connie fight as his equal. On a lighter note, she demonstrates an expansive understanding of young adult novel tropes.
* GentleTouchVsFirmHand: The brutally honest, no-nonsense Firm Hand to Steven's emotional healing Gentle Touch.
* TheGlassesComeOff: A unique example. Connie's eyes were improved by Steven's healing spit and only puts them on to not make her parents suspicious, but takes them off during her adventures with Steven.
* GlorySeeker: Wants to something extraordinary in her perceived uninteresting life.
* GogglesDoNothing: Her wearing glasses became moot after Steven unintentionally healed her sight. She only wore to keep her parents from suspecting anything.
* GoodIsNotDumb: A sweet, dorky girl who's mature for her age and can be quite logical.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Especially after CharacterDevelopment. While she is usually reserved and polite, when the chips are down or when her patience has run out, she shows that is not one to take lightly.
* GratuitousJapanese: Cheerfully says "Itadakimasu!" before eating a breakfast Greg cooked up in his van. Justified as it's a traditional greeting before a Japanese meal, and she's been shown to be knowledgeable on a variety of topics.
* GrewASpine: Part of her arc has her standing up to her controlling parents.
* GreenEyedMonster: Downplayed, non-romantic example. She admits that she's envious of Steven's danger-filled, magical life. However, she becomes more and more entangled into Steven's world and even an HonoraryTrueCompanion of the Crystal Gems.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: {{Inverted}} with Steven -- while she uses a {{BFS}}, Steven mainly fights [[SupportPartyMember defensively]] and [[StoneWall supportively]], with his attacks being either magical disabling effects or [[ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks throwing his shield]].
* HandshakeSubstitute: She and Greg both high-five each other and say "human beings".
* HatesBeingAlone: Connie's greatest fear is being all alone in the world.
* TheHeart: Of the Crystal Temps. Doubling as acting as the group's OnlySaneWoman, keeping them on track and encouraging them (through a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech) that they should just be themselves.
* HeroesPreferSwords: The episode "Sworn to the Sword" is about Pearl teaching her swordfighting, the second opening has her carrying Rose's sword, and after her debut, whenever we see Connie in battle against a supernatural opponent, it's with a sword.
* HeroicAmbidexterity: Connie is shown to be ambidextrous in the episode "Sworn to the Sword". When she is training, she is seen holding her sword with her right hand; when she fights Pearl with Steven, she is using her left hand occasionally. (Whether this is due to training or is inherent isn't made clear, and her other appearances show her favoring her right hand.)
* HeroicBSOD:
** Goes through an emotional breakdown in "Bubble Buddies" after Steven's numerous attempts to set them free from his magical bubbles leads to possibly being trapped at the bottom of the ocean.
** In "Mindful Education", when she had accidentally tossed a classmate over her to the floor as reflex out of a simple shoulder bump. Thankfully, Garnet helps her out from her funk.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Connie appears to have self-esteem issues; she doesn't think of herself as special, especially in regards to Steven's life.
* HiddenDepths:
** A line she gives in "Gem Hunt" reveals she's aware of the natural problems of humans, being not using alternative fuel sources.
** In the same episode mentioned above, Connie is able to use a broken piece of wood to easily slide down a small slope in the snow-covered area. This small action indicates she may know how to snowboard.
** The short "Video Chat" shows that Connie is a GamerChick.
** "Are You My Dad?" has Connie show her skill in art, specifically in the anime style.
* HiddenEyes: In "Bubble Buddies", her glasses [[ScaryShinyGlasses glare over]] seconds before she has a [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]].
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Most of her parents' overbearing attitude is played straight, but they use a freakin' ''abacus'' to estimate how long to ground her.
* HoldingHands: Usually with Steven, especially when they fuse into Stevonnie.
* HonoraryTrueCompanion: To the Crystal Gems. Because of her school life and tennis practice, she doesn't regularly go on missions with them, but is considered part of the team.
* HotLibrarian: Downplayed and only applies to the HighSchoolAU promos -- in this alternate universe, Connie appears to be the librarian as she is almost always in the library and at the head desk area. But since she's still a child in the promos, she's more like a ''"cute"'' librarian.
* HumansAreBastards: {{Downplayed}}. Connie doesn’t have any ''malice'' towards humanity, but believes that they are ''already'' heading towards their demise, as lampshaded in “Gem Hunt”:
-->'''Connie:''' Well, I like to be prepared. When civilization collapses and this world ends, I need to be ready to build the new one.
-->'''Steven:''' Yeah, I guess if Homeworld invades Earth, things could get pretty crazy for humanity.
-->'''Connie:''' Forget Gems, humans are already starting their own demise! Peak oil, Steven! How do we handle terminal decline without alternate energy sources?!
* HumansAreDiplomats: Informed by WordOfGod. When asked what kind of Gem Connie would be, Rebecca Sugar replied a teal Gem -- green for her fighting and blue for her diplomacy.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Almost said word-for-word in "Lion 2: The Movie". After Lion takes her and Steven to Rose's armory, Connie expresses doubts that she deserves to be there. And before that, she questioned why Steven, who has such a magic-filled life, would want to be with someone as normal as her.
* IconicOutfit:
** Her first outfit she wore in the series -- Short-sleeved t-shirt, blue-green dress with a bow to match, yellow socks, and orange boots.
** Her Kalaripayattu outfit that she wears during her sword-training sessions.
* IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou: Her logic for making the pine needle soup for her and Steven in "Gem Hunt" -- it's not exactly the best tasting, but it's healthy and will keep them warm.
* IJustWantToBeFree: Subtle, but another reason why she enjoys going on adventures with Steven is because she is able to be free of her parent's strictness.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: In "Lion 2: The Movie" she tells Steven she's envious of him and his powers and doesn't understand why he would hang out with someone as uninteresting as her.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: While trapped at the bottom of the ocean, she laments to Steven how she doesn't have any friends and only her parents will miss her. Steven cheers her up by vowing to be her friend.
* IKnowMaddenKombat: In "Lion 2: The Movie," she uses tennis shots in order to [[CatchAndReturn bounce fireballs back at the berserk robot that launched them]].
* IKnowMortalKombat: She believes having seen a few episodes of a soap opera are sufficient for her to have "gotten the gist of" romance.
* ImpliedLoveInterest: She has quite a bit of ShipTease with Steven, [[ShipperOnDeck and the Gems all ship the two of them]].
* InHarmsWay: Despite (or because) of her parents always being concerned with her safety, Connie really enjoys going on adventures with and getting into dangerous situations with Steven. When Steven narrowly manages to shield her from an exploding robot in "Marble Madness", her reaction is positively ecstatic.
-->'''Steven:''' Are you OK?\\
'''Connie:''' I love hanging out at your place!
* InsecureLoveInterest: She initially doesn't understand why Steven, who has such an interesting life, would ever want to be with someone as uninteresting as her. A few appearances later, this doesn't seem to bother her as much.
* InstantExpert: Under Pearl's tutelage, Connie picks up swordmanship extremely fast. Pearl lampshades Connie's fast progress in "Gem Hunt".
* IntergenerationalFriendship: She comes to form this relationship with Greg -- whenever she feels stressed about Gem life, he'll offer her emotional comfort and advice.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Excluding [[InterspeciesRomance Steven]], Connie is one of the few humans (besides Greg) to have an actual friendship with the Crystal Gems, especially Pearl.
* InterspeciesRomance: Connie (human) is mutually very fond of Steven (half-human, half-Gem).
* IntertwinedFingers: With Steven, especially when they fuse into Stevonnie.
* JumpedAtTheCall: She grew up as a huge fantasy geek, of ''course'' she'd be excited to become a proper heroine herself!
* KidHero: While Connie may not save the world or hunt gem monsters on a daily basis, she's not afraid to do one or the other when it come times to.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Extra points for Connie deciding to be a knight for Steven. Besides that, Connie looks up to the Crystal Gems and will jump at any chance to prove herself to them.
* LadyAndKnight: Pearl encourages her to see herself as the Knight to Steven's Lord, a mindset Connie eagerly adopts. Unfortunately, Pearl went so over the top for it that she unintentionally made Connie's self-worth issues worse than they already were, until Steven realizes the problem.
* TheLancer: To Steven, as she also acts as a deuteragonist to his protagonist whenever she appears - He is overly honest young man raised in a non-nuclear family and is accustomed to the magical happenings in his life; Connie is more secretive at times when she has to be, raised in a usual nuclear family, and is quite amazed at Steven's magic-filled life.
* LargeHam: Has moments of this, as seen when she used her violin bow to scare off seagulls trying to get Steven's biscuits at the beginning of "Sworn by the Sword".
* LaughOfLove: Has romantic laughs with Steven during their moments together, including the first few times they Fused.
* TheLeader: Unofficially for The New Crystal Gems (later going by "The Crystal Temps"), as she is the OnlySaneWoman of the bunch.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://soundcloud.com/aivisura/steven-universe-connie-piano-demo Connie]]".
* LikeParentLikeChild:
** "Storm in the Room" shows that Connie can be just as much as a worrywart as her mother.
** "Doug Out" shows that Connie gets her [[{{Adorkable}} dorkiness]], [[LargeHam hamminess]], and even [[IJustWantToBeSpecial insecurity when it comes to comparing herself with others]] from her father.
* LittleMissBadass: In "Sworn To The Sword". You have to give her credit for going toe-to-toe with [[MasterSwordsman Pearl]] when [[BattleCouple she and Steven]] took her on. They both lose, but Pearl's exhausted state afterwards indicates that Connie gave her a bit of hell.
* LivingADoubleLife: After getting more involved with Steven's world, Connie also began hiding it from her parents, fearing that if they knew they would immediately forbid her from being friends with Steven. "Nightmare Hospital" deconstructs this mindset with Priyanka explaining that Connie hiding things from her and Doug is as wrong as the two of them being overly strict, and that all of them need to be honest with each other.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: It is subtly hinted that Connie is becoming one for Steven. First, after the events of "The Return/Jailbreak" he tells her about how scared and upset he is concerning the Homeworld Gems and Lapis' Fusion with Jasper; after his retelling of the story, she promises to be this for him when he needs to talk to someone. Second, in "Steven's Birthday", he overuses his stretching powers too much and reverses back to a baby; throughout his time as one, nothing calms him down...except Connie's reassurance to him that she'll be there for him when either his father or the Crystal Gems are busy. Third, when Steven has a catastrophic emotional breakdown over having to repeatedly fight and destroy his enemies in "Mindful Education", it was only Connie's comforting and wise words of it being okay to talk about the bad things he did plus a CooldownHug that calmed him down so they could fuse into Stevonnie.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The plot of "Full Disclosure" centers on Steven not letting her into the loop about what went down in "The Return[=/=]Jailbreak". It nearly ruins her friendship with Steven, but she eventually gets let in by the episode's end.
* LongHairIsFeminine: Downplayed. Connie has waist-length hair and likes some typical girly things, but not as much as [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide Steven]] does.
* LoopholeAbuse: Despite her obedience to her parents, Connie is not above exploiting loopholes, such as not buying snacks at a theater and instead bringing them from Steven's home.
* LovableJock: One of her hobbies include playing tennis and she's a shy, friendly girl.
* LovableNerd: She's dorky, intelligent, a big fan of a fantasy-esque series, and is completely endearing.
* LoveBubbles: With Steven (since she's his ImpliedLoveInterest) in "Bubble Buddies". They spent almost the entire episode stuck in Steven's magical bubble (thanks to PowerIncontinence) and ''a lot'' of their interactions come off as ShipTease, especially since, in the beginning, Steven endearingly behaves like a boy trying to talk to his crush.
* LoveMakesYouStupid: In "Sworn To The Sword", Pearl's training and preying on Connie's desire to protect Steven eventually convinced Connie to sacrifice herself for whatever comes after Steven, similar to how Pearl would sacrifice herself for Rose. The thing is, Pearl can regenerate, Connie cannot, and Steven quickly realizes how detrimental that mindset is for Connie.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Zigzagged. Connie and Steven do present some type of femininity and masculinity, respectively. However, Connie prefers to fight with a sword and likes action/adventure; Steven prefers using his shield and has a liking towards romances.
* MasterSwordsman: Not yet, but she on her way to becoming one thanks to [[BadassTeacher Pearl's]] teaching and her own [[InstantExpert natural fast learning]].
* MayflyDecemberFriendship: She is arguably the closest human to have a genuine friendship with TheAgeless Crystal Gems.
* MeaningfulName:
** Connie is friends with Steven ''Universe'' and her last name is Tamil for [[http://www.indiachildnames.com/mobile/name.aspx?name=Maheshwaram "Lord of the Universe."]] That's one of the names of the god Shiva, who's also known as Cosmic Dancer - consider that she can do a fusion dance with someone who's half from space.
** Her first name may be an English version of "Kahaani", which means "story" or "fable", and Connie seems very interested in stories.
** "Connie" is Irish for "strong-willed", "wise", or "hero". With CharacterDevelopment she becomes more confident and willing to call out others for their mistakes ("strong-willed"); a BrainyBrunette ChildProdigy who shows [[WiseBeyondHerYears a surprising amount of maturity for someone her age]] ("wise"); gradually becomes a KidHero who helps protect Earth ("hero").
* {{Meganekko}}: Her big, round glasses just make her more adorable. Even when her vision is fixed, she just pops out the lenses to keep the look so her family and optometrist won't know she had her vision cured through an IndirectKiss with Steven, who has [[HealingHands Healing Spit]].
* MoralityPet: To the [[NobleBigot Crystal Gems]], [[GoodIsNotNice especially Pearl]]. She is probably the ''first'' human they treat with respect and as a friend.
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Downplayed. Connie isn't ruthless, but is certainly more aggressive than Steven is.
* MuggleBestFriend: Of all of the characters, human and Gem, Connie is [[HalfHumanHybrid Steven's]] best friend.
* MuggleMageRomance: She (a human) is romantically interested in Steven (a magical HalfHumanHybrid).
* MultiEthnicName: Her surname is Tamil, while her given name is American.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: She's a young, normal human with arms as thin as strings. That said, she's able to wield [[{{BFS}} Rose's sword]] with relative ease and in "Mindful Education" easily swung a classmate roughly her size through the air and slamming him to the ground without a thought.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Went through a HeroicBSOD in "Mindful Education" because of the shame she felt for accidentally hurting a fellow classmate (Jeff).
* NeatFreak: Keeps a tidy appearance and maintains a proper schedule whenever possible.
* NerdActionHero: Started off (and still is) a LovableNerd who is very mature for her age. She TookALevelInBadass and is slowly becoming a MasterSwordsman.
* NiceGirl: Connie is respectful, brave, and a true friend to have.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Of the Crystal Temps, she is the "Nice" to Lapis's "Mean" and Peridot's "In Between". Of the trio, Connie is the most sensitive, mature, and thoughtful.
* NiceHat: In the first title sequence she wears a sunhat.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While Connie is often very level-headed, she has her moments of acting rash and impatient.
* ObfuscatingDisability: Up until "Nightmare Hospital", Connie pretended to still need her prescribed glasses even though Steven's healing spit gave her perfect vision.
* OddNameOut: Of the Crystal Temps, she is the only one with a human name.
* OneHandedZweihander: While Connie sometimes wields Rose's 8-foot sword with both her hands, she is capable of easily holding it with only one.
* OneHitKill: Rose's Sword allows Connie to easily poof Gems.
* OnlySaneWoman:
** Particularly in the early part of the series in comparison to Steven, who's quick to act but doesn't think things through. It's Connie that gets through to Onion by simply writing "harpoon gun" instead of making a diagram like Steven, and she tries to call attention to the obvious problem of freeing themselves from Steven's shield bubble with a roller coaster.
** She's also this to Peridot and Lapis in "The New Crystal Gems", thinking responsibly compared to their antics.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Connie is distracted and hardly interested in her training, a vast attitude change from previous episodes. She later admits to having accidentally hurt Jeff, a classmate from her school, and feels awful about it.
* OppositesAttract: Connie (shy, rational, and doubts herself) has a mutual crush on Steven (outgoing, rash, and confident).
* OrdinaryMiddleSchoolStudent: Before meeting Steven and taking sword lessons, she would just go to school most of the time.
* PartTimeHero: Inverted. While she does go to school and tennis practice, she wants to make more time in heroics.
* PassionateSportsGirl: {{Downplayed}}. While "passionate" may be too strong of a word, Connie admits that playing tennis was one of the few things she enjoys in her life.
* PerformanceAnxiety: In "Alone Together" she admits to Steven that despite wanting to go to a few of her school dances, the idea of so many eyes on her made her too anxious. With some help from Steven, she opens up to the idea. At the end of the episode after they defuse out of Stevonnie, she's seen laughing and smiling with Steven as everyone stares.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: {{Inverted}}. Connie's associated colors are blue (teal specifically), while Steven's associated colors are pink.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Downplayed. The only time she wears anything red and blue is during her sword training with Pearl, with consists of a dark blue Kalaripayattu outfit with a red cumber-band on her waist.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: While she appeared in the original opening credits for a moment as the town flashes past, the second opening makes her appearance much more prominent, having her carrying Rose's sword, chasing after the van and appearing on the beach along with the other main characters at the end.
* PropheticNames: Her last name is Tamil for "Lord of the Universe". Guess who she befriends.
* PuppyLove: With Steven. They have almost kissed, but are officially still just friends. In "Steven's Birthday", Steven is already assuming that they will get married when they're older.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Connie originally did need glasses, but as of "An Indirect Kiss", her vision was restored by Steven's healing spit. Not wanting to explain to her parents and optometrist how her sight was magically fixed, she pops out the lenses on her glasses and keeps wearing the frame, except when around Steven and the Crystal Gems. About a year later, she reveals this to her mom and stops wearing them completely.
* RapunzelHair: Connie has waist-length, dark brown puffy hair.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Peridot and Lapis in "The New Crystal Gems" for acting like bratty children instead of their actual ages.
* RebelliousSpirit: Downplayed and justified. She grew up with overly strict and controlling parents which gave her a desire to have some freedom in her life.
* {{Reconstruction}}: Of the LoveInterest trope. While it's obvious that Connie is Steven's main love interest, she is ''[[DefiedTrope not]]'' [[SatelliteLoveInterest defined by it]]. She is given a three-dimensional character which includes her own arc, flaws, insecurities, ambitions, and strengths.
* RedOniBlueOni: Connie is more quiet, intellectual, and often wears blue or blue-green, while her best friend [[{{Keet}} Steven]] is goofy, outgoing, and wears a pinkish-red shirt.
* ReflexiveResponse: After months of training to fight with the Crystal Gems, someone (Jeff) barely bumps into Connie while she's walking down the hallway at school. She reflexively grabs them and judo throws them through the air, slamming them into the ground before she realized what she was even doing. When she realizes exactly what she's done, she is horrified by the fact she reflexively attacked an innocent person for no reason.
* RenaissanceMan: Gender-flipped. She plays tennis, is an amazing swordswoman, and is even an expert as a survivalist.
* RescueRomance: With Steven. They have mutual crushes on each other, protect one another from danger, and their relationship started after Steven saved her from falling boulders.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Before having her eyes healed by Steven, Connie wore pink-tinted glasses. And in the episode her eyes were healed, Steven is recalling a Gem mission that made him worried about his future with the Crystal Gems. And the last scene, has her taking out the pink lenses before placing them back on her face. In other words, prior to this point, Connie had a ''rose-colored view'' on Steven's adventures with the Crystal Gems. But, by the end, she is able to ''clearly'' see how stressful Steven's job is.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Defied. While she has ShipTease with the titular character, is stated to be his ImpliedLoveInterest, and Steven's crush has been confirmed in "Steven's Birthday" ("When she's president, what will that make me? First boy?"), Connie's life does ''not'' revolve around Steven. She has her own character arc like the other characters and even though the audience don't see most of her life that is justified because the show is told from Steven's P.O.V.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Gender-flipped. Steven is the outgoing and emotional one, while Connie is more level-headed and reserved.
* SayMyName: "STEVEEN!"
* ScaryShinyGlasses: What happens in her debut episode when she reaches a breaking point from Steven continuously saying everything will be okay.
* ShipTease: With Steven. They have many romantic-like moments together and a lot of people [[ShipperOnDeck ship them]].
* ShrinkingViolet: Before her CharacterDevelopment, Connie was a usually shy and reserved girl.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: For the first part of the series, Connie's attire usually consisted of dresses, t-shirts and skirts, and t-shirts and shorts. As she goes on more adventures with Steven and gains more confidence, she starts wearing less dresses, more shorts, and starts putting tank tops into her ensemble.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Connie is extremely fond of [[AllLovingHero Steven]] [[NiceGuy Universe]] -- an [[{{Keet}} upbeat]], [[TurnTheOtherCheek forgiving]], and [[ThePollyanna optimistic]] young man who promised to be her friend when they were first properly acquainted and later stated that he wants her to fight by his side as an equal.
* SixthRanger: She's basically an unofficial Crystal Gem at this point, all things considered.
* SleevesAreForWimps: From season 2 and onward, Connie usually sports sleeveless tops.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Wears oval-shaped glasses and has proven to be a BadassBookworm and OnlySaneWoman. Following the events of "An Indirect Kiss", Connie can now see normally without her glasses thanks to the healing powers in Steven's spit. However, in order not to agitate her parents and optometrist, she pops out the lenses of her glasses and puts the frames back on, only taking them off when her parents aren't around. She ditches them entirely after her mom finds out.
* TheSouthpaw: She carries Rose's sword with her left hand in the second opening. In "Sworn to the Sword", she's shown using her sword with either or both hands at various points, suggesting she's ambidextrous or hadn't figured out which arm she's more comfortable fighting with.
** "Love Letters" suggests that she's ambidextrous rather than left-handed, as she is shown writing with her right hand.
** Stevonnie's ability to hold Rose's sword and their shield in either hand suggests ambidexterity.
* SpecsOfAwesome: {{Zig zagged}}. On the "specs" part, she does wear glasses upon her introduction, but doesn't have to after "An Indirect Kiss" when Steven's healing spit gives her perfect vision. She decides to forget the lens and keep the frames. The "awesome" part is played as straight as possible especially after she learns proper swordfighting skills.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: This [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/62091f2f4ea5eab7bcd99d196477e3af/tumblr_inline_oljwezvp2W1tjabaa_540.png picture]] of Connie in "Storm in the Room" shows how much she resembles her mother, especially around the eyes with wrinkles and hair style. The only thing she got from her father are his BigOlEyebrows.
* StrongGirlSmartGuy: Zig-zagged with Steven. Steven is very mature of his age, but has a tendency to make rash decisions unlike the level-headed Connie; plus, both are [[ChildProdigy prodigies]]. And while he may be physically stronger than her, she's the most aggressive of the two.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: Connie is a WeakButSkilled, scrawny, young human. But she's able to wield Rose's {{BFS}} with relative ease.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Thanks to her upbringing, she tends to be more serious than Steven and is usually more reserved, but is still very energetic and upbeat regardless.
* SuperReflexes: A non-superhero example. As shown in "Mindful Education", Connie's reflexes have been honed to such an extent that she reacts to a perceived threat before she knows what's she's doing, as she attacked a fellow student who bumped into her without realizing it until after the fact.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Invoked in "The New Crystal Gems". In an attempt to protect Beach City while the Crystal Gems are away, she, Peridot, Pumpkin, and Lapis decide to mimic them. In this team, Connie becomes the "new" Steven complete with her dressing up in his IconicOutfit.
* SwordAndSorcerer: The Sword (a human who uses a {{BFS}} for combat) to Steven's Sorcerer (is half-Gem with an array of magical abilities).
* SwordShieldContrast: The sword to Steven's shield. She's aggressive and willing to play aggressively when it's time to do so.
* TagalongKid: {{Inverted}}. Of the Crystal Temps; Connie may be the only child of the group, but she acts as their unofficial leader.
* TheTeamNormal: She's the only human who fights alongside the Crystal Gems.
* TellMeHowYouFight: After taking swordsmanship training from Pearl, Connie style is similar to the Kalaripayattu technique. She gives quick and hard hitting moves while being light on her feet.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Crystal Temps. While Lapis and Peridot aren't exactly evil, they're both immature, rude jerks who tend to not to think about what they're actions can do to those around them. Connie not only acts as this, but also as the group's [[TheHeart moral center]], OnlySaneWoman, and [[TheLeader unofficial leader]].
* TokenHuman: Shares this spot with Greg. She and Greg acknowledge that they're the only pure humans working alongside the Crystal Gems. Perhaps even more so than Greg, since Connie is also the only purely human Crystal Gem (Steven being a human-Gem hybrid) with not only Steven calling Connie a 'Crystal Gem', but Pearl both training Connie to be Steven's partner in combat and allowing Connie to keep and wield Rose's sword.
* TomboyishBaseballCap: She is occasionally seen wearing a red baseball cap backwards.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Connie likes adventure/action more than [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide Steven]], is the sword to his shield, and loves to train. She also wears girly dresses and enjoys playing the violin.
* TookALevelInBadass:
** She convinces Pearl to teach her to sword-fight so that she can fight by Steven's side on adventures, and proves to be a worthy pupil. She proves herself in "Nightmare Hospital", where she and Steven successfully fight off two Gem Mutants over her mother's objections. [[note]]What's more, she does this with Rose's Sword, which is ''[[{{BFS}} longer than she is tall]]''.[[/note]]
** Since her first appearance, Connie has had a fearful respect to her parents. But, after reaching a RageBreakingPoint in "Nightmare Hospital", Connie gives her mom a telling off on her controlling nature and how it affected their relationship.
** When dealing with a corrupted Gem in "Gem Hunt", she freezes up in fear. But, when she faces off against [[spoiler:a Gem Fusion from Homeworld, she keeps her cool and manages to win the fight.]]
* TranquilFury: Discussed. When she and Steven are fuming over meeting Kevin again in "beach City Drift" she stated that she was "thinking mad" in contrasts to Steven's openly emotional display of anger at the teen.
* TrueBlueFemininity: She's mostly seen in blue or blue-green outfits.
* UnfazedEveryman: Unlike most of the other normal humans in Steven's life, Connie not only participates in a few adventures, but is ''enthusiastic'' about doing so.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: She is one of the few characters to have a different set of clothes in each appearance.
* UptightLovesWild: A puppy love version. Connie's parents are very strict, overprotective and concerned over their daughter's education being the best, with little space left for imagination, even disallowing a medical TV show for being too unrealistic. Steven is a energetic, jovial boy that loves to daydream, lives with sentient rocks with superpowers who defend the planet from monsters and are very hands-off and open minded towards him.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: {{Implied}} and {{downplayed}}. For the former, she shows a more aggressive side in "Sworn to the Sword" so she can better protect Steven; for the latter, her and Steven's relationship is mostly ShipTease and they're just friends.
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: {{Downplayed}}. Unlike [[HomeschooledKids Steven]], Connie goes to school like most children her age. And while she ''does'' help Steven and the Crystal Gems on their missions, it's not on a regular basis.
* WeakButSkilled: Connie is a human child, far weaker and more fragile than even the least combat worthy gem. She's made up for this for being extremely fast and agile, and with Rose's Sword (which is a One-Hit Kill weapon on Gems) her lack of strength doesn't matter.
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: A teacher-student example. After beginning to train with Pearl, Connie is always eager to impress her teacher as seen in "Gem Hunt".
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Steven considers himself a screw-up and can't see what a nice girl like her would see in him.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: From Season 2 and onward, Connie now occasionally sports short pants.
* WingdingEyes: Connie's turn into diamonds when she's happy and excited.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: Connie is barely a teenager, but knows things like how to survive in the wilderness or the problems with humans overusing fuel sources.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In "Sworn to the Sword", Connie begins to display the view that as [[WeAreAsMayflies an ordinary human]], she's nothing compared to Steven's legacy and power (a byproduct of learning from Pearl, who unwittingly projects her own self-esteem issues onto Connie). Steven shuts that down right away, reminding her how they work best as a team, and how much he admires her.
* YourSizeMayVary: Her size tends to vary in certain shots. For example, she is usually taller than Steven, but at times she appears to be around the same height as him.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Due to AdrenalineMakeover, she now wears this as a part of her clothing style and is a F-type.
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